King James Version

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

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עָשׁ֥וּקashuqdefraudעָשַׁקverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “defraud”, a verb used as a describing wordH6231to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflowget deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).אֶפְרַ֖יִםefrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.רְצ֣וּץretsutsbreakרָצַץverb, qal, passive participle, construct — “break”, a verb used as a describing wordH7533to crack in pieces, literally or figurativelybreak, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.מִשְׁפָּ֑טmishpatlawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הוֹאִ֔ילhoilassayיָאַלverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “assay”, a completed actionH2974properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volitionassay, begin, be content, please, take upon, [idiom] willingly, would.הָלַ֖ךְhalakhwalkהָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…אַחֲרֵיachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…צָֽוtsavcommandmentצַוnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary formH6673an injunctioncommandment, precept.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed in his right; because he willingly walked after filth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after man’s command.

Young’s Literal Translation

Oppressed is Ephraim, broken in judgment, When he pleased he went after the command.

World English Bible

Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment, because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.

Darby Translation

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because in selfwill he walked after the commandment [of man].

Douay-Rheims

Ephraim is under oppression, and broken in judgment: because he began to go after filthiness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed in his right; because he willingly walked after filth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ephraim altogether prevailed against his adversary, he trod judgment under foot, for he began to go after vanities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατεδυνάστευσεν Ἐφραὶμ τὸν ἀντίδικον αὐτοῦ, κατεπάτησε τὸ κρίμα, ὅτι ἤρξατο πορεύεσθαι ὀπίσω τῶν ματαίων.