Tanach
Hoshea 5:1-7 הושע ה׳:א׳-ז׳
Part of: Chapter 5
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שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ ׀ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ הַאֲזִינוּ כִּי לָכֶם הַמִּשְׁפָּט כִּי־פַח הֱיִיתֶם לְמִצְפָּה וְרֶשֶׁת פְּרוּשָׂה עַל־תָּבֽוֹר׃
Hear this, O priests; and hearken, O house of Yisra᾽el; and give ear, O house of the king; for yours is the judgment, because you have been a snare on Miżpa, and a net spread upon Tavor.
Hear this, O priests; and hearken, O house of Yisra᾽el; and give ear, O house of the king; for yours is the judgment, because you have been a snare on Miżpa, and a net spread upon Tavor.
Rashi
וְשַׁחֲטָה שֵׂטִים הֶעְמִיקוּ וַאֲנִי מוּסָר לְכֻלָּֽם׃
And the apostates are deep dyed in slaughter, and I am rejected by them all.
And the apostates are deep dyed in slaughter, and I am rejected by them all.
Rashi
ושחטה שטים העמיקו. משך שטיות' העמיקו אני אמרתי כל שאינו עולה לרגל עובר בעשה והם גזרו כל העול' לרגל יהרג הרי שהעמיקו יותר ממני ושחטה לשון זהב שחוט (מלכים א י׳:ט״ז) נמשך ונטוה וי"ת ל' שחיטת זבחים לעכו"ם:
The extent of their straying they have deepened The extent of their straying they have deepened. I said that anyone who does not go up to Jerusalem on the Pilgrimage festivals transgresses a positive commandment, and they decreed that anyone who does go up to Jerusalem shall be put to death. Hence, they went deeper than I. I.e., they were more stringent than I (Sanhedrin 102a). The word שַחֲטָה, translated as ‘extent’ is an expression similar to זָהָב שָׁחוּט, “malleable gold” (I Kings 10:16) stretched and spun. Jonathan, however, renders it as an expression of slaughtering sacrifices to idols.
ואני מוסר לכולם. ואף אני אייסרם ביסורין אכין מוסר לכולן:
and I [will bring] chastisement to all of them Lit. And I too will chastise them with torments, I will prepare chastisement for all of them.
אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי אֶפְרַיִם וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־נִכְחַד מִמֶּנִּי כִּי עַתָּה הִזְנֵיתָ אֶפְרַיִם נִטְמָא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
I know Efrayim and Yisra᾽el is not hid from me: for now, O Efrayim, thou committest harlotry, and Yisra᾽el is defiled.
I know Efrayim and Yisra᾽el is not hid from me: for now, O Efrayim, thou committest harlotry, and Yisra᾽el is defiled.
Rashi
כי עתה הזנית אפרים. עד הושע בן אלה היו תולין הקלקלה במלכיהון שהיו מעכבין אותן מלעלות לרגל עמד זה ובטל פרדיסאות ולא עלו לפיכך גלו כי עתה הזנית אפרים ואין להם לתלות במלך כן למדתי בסדר עולם:
for now you have committed harlotry, O Ephraim Until Hosea son of Elah, they blamed their sins on their kings, who prevented them from going on the pilgrimages. This one arose and abolished the sentries; yet they did not go up. Therefore, they were exiled. For now you have committed harlotry, O Ephraim, and they cannot blame the king. I learned this in Seder Olam (ch. 22).
לֹא יִתְּנוּ מַעַלְלֵיהֶם לָשׁוּב אֶל־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם כִּי רוּחַ זְנוּנִים בְּקִרְבָּם וְאֶת־יְהֹוָה לֹא יָדָֽעוּ׃
Their doings will not allow them to return to their God: for the spirit of harlotry is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.
Their doings will not allow them to return to their God: for the spirit of harlotry is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.
Rashi
לא יתנו מעלליהם. לא יעזבו דרכם הרעה כמו (שיר ב) נתן ריחו (ראשית לא) ולא נתנו להרע עמדי (במדבר כ״א:כ״ג) ולא נתן סיחון:
They do not abandon their deeds Heb. יִתְּנוּ, lit. give. They do not abandon their evil way. Comp. (Gen. 31:7) “And God did not allow him (נְתָנוֹ)”; (Num. 21:23) “And Sihon did not permit (נָתַן)”; (Song 1:12) “abandoned (נָתַן) its fragrance.”
וְעָנָה גְאֽוֹן־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּפָנָיו וְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶפְרַיִם יִכָּֽשְׁלוּ בַּעֲוֺנָם כָּשַׁל גַּם־יְהוּדָה עִמָּֽם׃
And the pride of Yisra᾽el does testify to his face: therefore shall Yisra᾽el and Efrayim stumble in their iniquity; Yehuda also shall stumble with them.
And the pride of Yisra᾽el does testify to his face: therefore shall Yisra᾽el and Efrayim stumble in their iniquity; Yehuda also shall stumble with them.
Rashi
וענה גאון ישראל. וימאך יקר דישראל כמו (שמות י) לענות מפני לשון עוני והכנעה:
And the pride of Israel shall be humbled Heb. וְעָנָה. Jonathan renders: And the pride of Israel shall be humbled. Comp. (Exodus 10:13) “to humble yourself (לֵעָנֹת) from before Me.” An expression of poverty and humility.
בפניו. ואינון חזן ודונש בן לברט פירשו לשון עדות בבא להם פורענות' יעיד בהם ובפניהם גאוה וגובה שהיו מתגאין ועוברין על רצוני:
before them Jonathan renders: and they see. And Dunash ben Livrat explained it (וְעָנָה) as an expression of testimony; when their retribution comes to them, the pride and haughtiness, which they were haughty, and transgressing My will, will testify against them and before them. [from Teshuvoth Dunash, p.79]
בְּצֹאנָם וּבִבְקָרָם יֵלְכוּ לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהֹוָה וְלֹא יִמְצָאוּ חָלַץ מֵהֶֽם׃
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.
Rashi
בצאנם ובבקרם. בקרבנותיה':
With their flocks and with their cattle With their sacrifices.
חלץ. נשמט כמו (שמואל ב ב׳:כ״א) וקח לך את חליצתם בגדים שתשמיט מעליהם:
He has withdrawn Heb. חָלַץ, slipped away. Comp. (II Sam. 2:21) “and take to yourself his clothing (חֲלִצָתוֹ),” the clothing that you will slip off them.
בַּיהֹוָה בָּגָדוּ כִּי־בָנִים זָרִים יָלָדוּ עַתָּה יֹאכְלֵם חֹדֶשׁ אֶת־חֶלְקֵיהֶֽם׃ {ס}
They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
Rashi
בנים זרים ילדו. שנתחתנו עם עכו"ם:
for they begot strange children for they intermarried among the nations.
יאכלם חדש. חדש אב:
a month shall consume them The month of Av.
כי לכם המשפט. משפט היסורין עליכם בית המלך ישר' כי אתם הייתם פח על המצפה ורשת על תבור על שני הרים הללו הושיבו פרדסיאות לשמור שלא יעלו ישראל לרגל לבית המקדש:
for yours is the judgment The judgment of torments is upon you, O house of the king, for you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net on Tabor. On these two mountains they stationed sentries so that Israel would not make the pilgrimage to the Temple.