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Parallel HOS 8:8

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Yisrael is swallowed up.
 ⇔ Now they’re among the nations like a cup that no one likesOET logo mark

OET-LV Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) It_will_be_swallowed now they_are among_nations like_a_vessel which_there_is_not pleasure in/on/over_him/it.
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UHB נִבְלַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַתָּה֙ הָי֣וּ בַ⁠גּוֹיִ֔ם כִּ⁠כְלִ֖י אֵֽין־חֵ֥פֶץ בּֽ⁠וֹ׃ ‡
   (niⱱlaˊ yisrāʼēl ˊattāh hāyū ⱱa⁠ggōyim ki⁠kəliy ʼēyn-ḩēfeʦ b⁠ō.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 Κατεπόθη Ἰσραὴλ, νῦν ἐγένετο ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ὡς σκεῦος ἄχρηστον,
   (Katepothaʸ Israaʸl, nun egeneto en tois ethnesin hōs skeuos aⱪraʸston, )

BrTr Israel is swallowed up: now is he become among the nations as a worthless vessel.

ULT Israel is swallowed up;
 ⇔ they are now among the nations like a vessel in which no one delights.

UST Other nations have destroyed Israel’s power.
 ⇔ Now Israel is like an old, broken pot that no one wants.

BSB Israel is swallowed up!
 ⇔ Now they are among the nations
 ⇔ like a worthless vessel.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB  ⇔ Israel is devoured.
 ⇔ Already it lies discarded among the nations
 ⇔ like a worthless pot.

WEBBE Israel is swallowed up.
 ⇔ Now they are amongst the nations like a worthless thing.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Israel will be swallowed up among the nations;
 ⇔ they will be like a worthless piece of pottery.

LSV Israel has been swallowed up,
Now they have been among nations,
As a vessel in which is no delight.

FBV Israel is swallowed up; among the nations they are like something nobody wants.

T4T The people of Israel will be defeated [MET] by their enemies;
 ⇔ they will be scattered among other nations and become worthless.

LEB   • Israel is swallowed up; now they are among the nations,
   •  like an object that no one desires.

BBE Israel has come to destruction; now they are among the nations like a cup in which there is no pleasure.

Moff [[And Israel is devoured.]]

JPS Israel is swallowed up; now are they become among the nations as a vessel wherein is no value.

ASV Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel wherein none delighteth.

DRA Israel is swallowed up: now is he become among the nations like an unclean vessel.

YLT Israel hath been swallowed up, Now they have been among nations, As a vessel in which is no delight.

Drby Israel is swallowed up: now are they become among the nations as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

RV Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

SLT Israel was swallowed down: now they were among the nations as a vessel no delight in it.

Wbstr Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel in which is no pleasure.

KJB-1769 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

KJB-1611 Israel is swallowed vp, now shal they be among the Gentiles, as a vessell wherein is no pleasure.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Israel is deuoured, nowe shall they be among the gentiles as a vessell of no reputation.
   (Israel is devoured, now shall they be among the gentiles as a vessel of no reputation.)

Gnva Israel is deuoured, now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessell wherein is no pleasure.
   (Israel is devoured, now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. )

Cvdl Israel shall perish, the Gentiles shall entreate him as a foule vessel.
   (Israel shall perish, the Gentiles shall entreat him as a fowl/bird vessel.)

Wycl Israel is deuouryd; now Israel is maad as an vnclene vessel among naciouns,
   (Israel is devoured; now Israel is made as an unclean vessel among nations,)

Luth Israel wird aufgefressen; die Heiden gehen mit ihnen um wie mit einem unwerten Gefäß,
   (Israel becomes eaten_up; the heathens go with to_them around/by/for as/like with on unwerten vessel/container,)

ClVg Devoratus est Israël; nunc factus est in nationibus quasi vas immundum.
   (Devoratus it_is Israel; now became it_is in/into/on nations as_if vessel unclean/impure. )

HAP Hebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.
SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:1–14: The Israelites will be punished for rejecting the LORD

In this section, the LORD warned the nation of Israel that enemies were ready to attack them, because they had rejected him and broken their agreement to obey his laws (8:1–3). They disobeyed him by choosing their own leaders (8:4a–b) and making idols (8:4c–6). Their alliance with Assyria failed, and they became weak agriculturally and also politically as a nation. Verse 8:10 predicts their future punishment as slaves in Assyria (8:7–10). The LORD did not accept the sacrifices they offered to him, because they continued to sin, so their cities faced total destruction (11–14).The TN analysis of this section follows the paragraph divisions used in a majority of English versions. The summary combines ideas from McComiskey (page 118), Davies (page 193), and Stuart (pages 126–127).

Here are some other examples of section headings:

The Lord Will Punish Israel for Its Rebellion (GW)

The LORD warned Israel that enemies would attack them

Warning that Israel will be Punished

Throughout this section, the LORD is the speaker. He referred to himself using first person pronouns (“I/me/my”) except for verse 13b–d, which has “he.” In this section, the Hebrew text almost always uses “they” or “he/it” to refer to the people or nation of Israel. The only exceptions are 8:1 and 8:5, which use the pronoun “your.” The CEV uses “you/your” consistently to refer to Israel. Most other versions use third person pronouns. The Display will follow the BSB pronoun choice in the first meaning line. It will often use “you/your” in the second meaning line.

Paragraph 8:7–10

This paragraph describes the agricultural and political weakness that resulted from Israel’s unsuccessful alliance with Assyria. It also predicts Israel’s future punishment as exiles in Assyria.

8:8a–b

This verse describes Israel’s destruction by foreign nations (8:8a) and its lack of value as a result (8:8b).

8aIsrael is swallowed up!

8bNow they are among the nations like a worthless vessel.

There is an obvious connection with the previous verse. In 8:7e foreigners literally swallow grain or flour. In 8:8a foreigners figuratively swallow Israel.

8:8a

Israel is swallowed up!

Israel is swallowed up: This line is a metaphor. It compares the destruction of Israel by foreign nations to a person who swallows all the food in a dish. The similarity is that Israel and the food are no longer there.Most commentaries, including Stuart (page 134), understand this figure of speech to refer to Israel’s destruction as an independent nation. Davies (page 204) indicates that the similarity between the nation and a dish of food is that “nothing remains except for the dish.” The tense of the verb indicates either that the destruction has already begun or that it is certain to happen.The verb is perfect tense. This could be a prophetic perfect (indicating what will certainly happen) or a normal historic perfect. See Macintosh (page 315).

Here are some other ways to translate this metaphor:

8:8b

Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel.

Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel: This statement describes the condition of Israel when it is swallowed up by foreign nations. It has lost its value as an independent nation. There are three ways to interpret this statement:

  1. It describes the worthless status of Israel when its people no longer live in their land. They are now scattered among foreign people. For example:

    It has already mixed in with the other nations. It has become worthless. (GW) (BSB, ESV, GW, KJV, NASB, NCV, NET, NIV, NJB, NLT, NRSV)

  2. It does not speak about whether the people live in the land of Israel or not. It describes the worthless status of Israel a) in the viewpoint of other nations or b) in comparison with other nations. For example:

    and now the nations consider you worthless (CEV) (CEV, GNT, NAB, NJPS)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). This interpretation is similar to 7:8, which says that Israel mixes with the nations and is like a worthless cake of bread. It is also an accurate description of Israel’s history. Historically, the Assyrians conquered Israel and sent the people to live in other nations.Stuart (page 134) and Davies (page 204).

Now: In this context the word Now probably indicates present time.

Here is another way to translate it:

already they are among the nations (RSV)

In some languages, it may not be necessary to translate this word explicitly if the meaning is implied from the context.

like a worthless vessel: In Hebrew, this phrase is literally “like a vessel [that has] not pleasure in it.” In this phrase the word vessel can refer to a utensil, tool, or pot. This phrase is a simile in which the nation of Israel is compared to a piece of pottery that no one wants. The similarities are that both are destroyed and useless.

Here are some other ways to translate this simile:

UTN uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Yahweh is speaking.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Israel is swallowed up

(Some words not found in UHB: swallowed_up Yisrael now they_were among,nations like,a_vessel not desires in/on/over=him/it )

Here, “swallowed” means to be defeated and taken into exile. Alternate translation: “The enemies of Israel have taken the Israelites away to other lands”

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