HOS 7:13 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) They won’t end well because they’ve strayed from me.
⇔ ≈ Devastation will hit them because they’ve rebelled against me.
⇔ → I would have bought them back, but they told lies about me.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Οὐαὶ αὐτοῖς, ὅτι ἀπεπήδησαν ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ· δείλαιοί εἰσιν, ὅτι ἠσέβησαν εἰς ἐμέ· ἐγὼ δὲ ἐλυτρωσάμην αὐτοὺς, αὐτοὶ δὲ κατελάλησαν κατʼ ἐμοῦ ψευδῆ.
(Ouai autois, hoti apepaʸdaʸsan apʼ emou; deilaioi eisin, hoti aʸsebaʸsan eis eme; egō de elutrōsamaʸn autous, autoi de katelalaʸsan katʼ emou pseudaʸ. )

BrTr Woe to them! for they have started aside from me: they are cowards; for they have sinned against me: yet I redeemed them, but they spoke falsehoods against me.

ULT Woe to them!
⇔ For they have strayed from me.
⇔ Destruction to them!
⇔ For they have rebelled against me!
⇔ I would have redeemed them,
⇔ but they spoke lies against me.

UST How terrible it will be
⇔ for my people, because they have abandoned me!
⇔ They will perish
⇔ because they have rebelled against me.
⇔ I wanted to rescue them,
⇔ but they kept telling lies against me.

OEB Woe to them, for they have strayed from me!
⇔ Destruction to them, for they have been untrue to me.
⇔ Although it was I who redeemed them,
⇔ they speak lies about me.

WEBBE Woe to them!
⇔ For they have wandered from me.
⇔ Destruction to them!
⇔ For they have trespassed against me.
⇔ Though I would redeem them,
⇔ yet they have spoken lies against me.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Woe to them! For they have fled from me!
⇔ Destruction to them! For they have rebelled against me!
⇔ I want to deliver them,
⇔ but they have lied to me.

LSV Woe to them, for they wandered from Me,
Destruction to them, for they transgressed against Me,
And I ransom them, and they have spoken lies against Me,

FBV What disaster is coming to them because they have strayed from me! Destruction is coming to them because they have rebelled against me! I wish I could redeem them, but they tell lies about me.

T4T Terrible things will happen to them
⇔ because they abandoned/deserted me!
⇔ They will be destroyed
⇔ because they rebelled against me.
⇔ I wanted to rescue them,
⇔ but they tell lies about me.

LEB • Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me!
• I myself would redeem them,
• but they speak lies against me.

BBE May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.

Moff Woe betide them for forsaking me!
⇔ Death to them for deserting me!
⇔ Though it was I who redeemed them,
⇔ they have lied to me;

JPS Woe unto them! for they have strayed from Me; Destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against Me; Shall I then redeem them, seeing they have spoken lies against Me?

ASV Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

DRA Woe to them, for they have departed from me: they shall be wasted because they have transgressed against me: and I redeemed them: and they have spoken lies against me.

YLT Woe to them, for they wandered from Me, Destruction to them, for they transgressed against Me, And I — I ransom them, and they have spoken lies against Me,

Drby Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against me. And I would redeem them; but they speak lies against me.

RV Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

SLT Wo! to them, for they fled from me: destruction to them because they transgressed against me: and I will redeem them and they spake falsehoods against me.

Wbstr Woe to them! for they have fled from me: destruction to them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

KJB-1769 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.[fn]

7.13 destruction: Heb. spoil

KJB-1611 [fn]Woe vnto them, for they haue fled from me: destruction vnto them, because they haue transgressed against me, though I haue redeemed them, yet they haue spoken lies against me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

7:13 Heb. spoile.

Bshps Wo be vnto them, for they haue forsaken me, they must be destroyed, for they haue set me at naught: I am he that hath redeemed them, yet haue they spoken lyes agaynst me.
(Woe be unto them, for they have forsaken me, they must be destroyed, for they have set me at naught/nothing: I am he that hath/has redeemed them, yet have they spoken lies against me.)

Gnva Wo vnto them: for they haue fled away from me: destruction shalbe vnto them, because they haue transgressed against me: though I haue redeemed them, yet they haue spoken lyes against me.
(Woe unto them: for they have fled away from me: destruction shall be unto them, because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. )

Cvdl Wo be vnto them, for they haue forsake me. They must be destroyed, for they haue set me at naught. I am he that haue redemed them, and yet they dyssemble wt me.
(Woe be unto them, for they have forsake me. They must be destroyed, for they have set me at naught/nothing. I am he that have redeemed them, and yet they dyssemble with me.)

Wycl Wo to hem, for thei yeden awei fro me; thei schulen be distried, for thei trespassiden ayens me. And Y ayenbouyte hem, and thei spaken leesyngis ayenus me.
(Woe to hem, for they went away from me; they should be destroyed, for they trespassedn against me. And I bought_back/redeemed hem, and they spoke falsehoods against me.)

Luth Wehe ihnen, daß sie von mir weichen! Sie müssen verstöret werden, denn sie sind abtrünnig von mir worden. Ich wollte sie wohl erlösen, wenn sie nicht wider mich Lügen lehreten.
(Woe to_them, that they/she/them from to_me soft! They/She must disturbed become, because/than they/she/them are apostate/disloyal from to_me been. I wanted they/she/them probably/well redeem, when they/she/them not against me lie(s) taught.)

ClVg Væ eis, quoniam recesserunt a me ! vastabuntur, quia prævaricati sunt in me, et ego redemi eos, et ipsi locuti sunt contra me mendacia.
(Alas/Woe to_them, since/because they_withdrew from me ! vastabuntur, because transgressed are in/into/on me, and I I_redeemed them, and themselves spoke are on_the_contrary me lies. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:4–7:16: The people persisted in their sins

In this section, the LORD again spoke to the people of Israel and Judah. In contrast to the people’s future repentance (6:1–3), he gave examples of their current disloyalty and corruption, including their reliance on other nations instead of him. They continued to commit sins, and they refused to seek him. He announced that he would judge them, and he illustrated his coming judgment in various ways.

In this section, the Hebrew text sometimes uses second person pronouns (“you”) and sometimes third person pronouns (“they” or “he”) to refer to the people of Israel. The BSB follows the Hebrew pronoun usage. It uses “they” in 6:5–10, “you” in 6:4 & 11, and “they” or “he” in 7:1–16. Throughout these verses the LORD is the speaker, and he either addresses the people directly or speaks about them.

English versions all use “you” in 6:11 and “they” in chapter 7, but they differ in the way they use the pronouns in 6:5–10. You should use the most natural and least confusing way in your language to handle the pronouns in 6:5–10. In 6:7–10, the Display will follow the BSB pronoun choice in the first meaning line and give another pronoun choice in the second meaning line. See the note on “you” in 2:16b–c, where the pronoun changes are similar.

Here are some other examples of section headings:

Transitory Faithfulness and Imminent Judgment (NET)

Impenitence of Israel and Judah (NRSV)

7:13a–b

(combined/reordered)

¶ They have rebelled against me and left me. Therefore they will undergo severe suffering.

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^13a Woe to them, for they have strayed from me!

^13b Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me!

In the first parallel pair in each line, the LORD declares that the people will experience disaster. The second parallel pair gives the reasons for this disaster.

Woe to them…Destruction to them: The first expression, Woe to them, predicts or threatens terrible trouble or sorrow for the people of Israel. The second expression identifies the Woe as Destruction or disaster. It warns the people that someone will destroy them.

Neither of these expressions has a verb. In some languages, it may be necessary to supply verbs. For example:

They will experience great trouble…Destruction will come to them

They will have great sorrow…They will die

Some languages may also express threats or warnings of this nature with an expression or exclamation that emphasizes the awfulness of the disaster.TWOT (#42) and NIDOTTE (#208) point out that “woe” functions as an exclamation of despair when it occurs with a first person pronoun (Woe to me/us!). It functions as a threat of judgment when it occurs with a second or third person pronoun (Woe to you/them!). For example:

What sorrow awaits…! (NLT)

How horrible it will be… (GW)

for: The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as for introduces each of the parallel reasons for their destruction. In some languages, these reasons may be implied without a conjunction. For example:

Woe to them, they have strayed from me! Ruin to them, they have sinned against me! (NAB)

they have strayed from Me…they have rebelled against Me: The word strayed often refers to people who literally run away. Here it indicates that the people intentionally left or deserted God. The word rebelled indicates here that the people of Israel rebelled or revolted against the LORD, their divine ruler. They transgressed by breaking the terms of the covenant between them and the LORD.TWOT (#1846).

Here are some other ways to translate these parallel reasons:

They left me…they turned against me (NCV)

those who have deserted me…they have rebelled against me (NLT)

They have run away from me…they’ve rebelled against me (GW)

General Comment on 7:13a–b

In some languages, it may be more natural to reorder and/or combine the parallel parts. For example:

Trouble and destruction will be their reward for rejecting me! (CEV)

In some languages, it may also be more natural to put the reasons before the results. For example:

^13aThey have turned away from me. Therefore they will experience great trouble.

^13bThey have revolted against me, so they will be destroyed.

7:13a

Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me!

¶ “They will have great trouble, because they abandoned me.
¶ “The people will soon suffer horribly, because they left me.

7:13b

Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me!

They will experience disaster, for they have turned against me.
Yes, they rejected me! Therefore an enemy will destroy them.

7:13c

Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.

I am willing to rescue them from their troubles, but they tell lies about/against me.
As for me, I want to save them, but as for them, they just lie to me.

Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me: In this sentence, the LORD contrasts the good he is willing to do for the people with the evil that the people do against him. He is willing to save the people. But the lies that the people tell about him stop him from doing so.

I would redeem them: In Hebrew, this clause is literally “I will redeem them.” In this context, it probably refers to rescuing the people from enemy armies.

Some versions translate this clause as completed action. But here it probably expresses a current wish or desire, as in the BSB above. Here is another example:

I want to deliver them (NET)

I…they: In Hebrew, the independent pronouns I and they emphasize the contrast between the LORD’s readiness to restore the people and the people’s rebellious attitude.Davies (page 189). If possible, translate in a way that expresses this strong contrast. For example:

As for me, I am ready to save them, but as for them, they only tell lies against me.

they speak lies against Me: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as against Me can also be translated here as “about me” or “to me.” The following options are all acceptable ways to translate this clause: