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Hosea 4

1Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah, yechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;forJehovahhathacontroversywiththeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,becausethereisnotruthH571,norgoodness,norknowledgeדַּ֥עַתDa.'atH1847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2Thereisnought butswearingH422andbreakingH6555faith,andkilling,andstealingוְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.NoH1589,andcommittingH5003adulteryוְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'OfH5003;theybreakH6555out,andbloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818touchethbloodבְּדָמִ֖יםbe.da.MimH1818.

3ThereforeH3651shallthelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournH56,andeveryonethatdwelleth thereinshalllanguishH535,withthebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704andthebirdsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; yea,thefishesoftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shallbetakenaway.

4YetletnomanH376strive,neitherletanymanH376reproveיוֹכַ֣חyo.KhachH3198;forthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971areastheythatstrivewiththepriestכֹהֵֽן׃kho.HenH3548.

5Andthou shaltstumbleוְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ve.kha.shal.TaH3782inthedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,andtheprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030alsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallstumbleוְכָשַׁ֧לve.kha.ShalH3782withtheeinthenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;andIwilldestroyH1820thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517.

6Mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971aredestroyedנִדְמ֥וּnid.MuH1820forlackofknowledgeהַדָּ֑עַתha.Da.'atH1847:becausethou hastrejectedמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3988knowledgeהַדַּ֣עַתha.Da.'atH1847,Iwillalsoגַּם־gam-H1571rejectוְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ve.'em.'a.se.KhaH3988thee,thatthou shaltbenopriestמִכַּהֵ֣ןmi.ka.HenH3547tome:seeingthou hastforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙va.tish.KachH7911thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,IalsoH1571willforgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911thychildren.

7AstheyweremultipliedH7235,sotheysinnedH2398againstme:Iwillchangetheirgloryכְּבוֹדָ֖םke.vo.DamH3519intoshameבְּקָל֥וֹןbe.ka.LonH7036.

8Theyfeedonthesinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403ofmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,andsettheirheartontheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

9Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961,likepeopleכָעָ֖םkha.'AmH5971,likepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֑ןka.ko.HenH3548;andIwillpunishH6485themfortheirwaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,andwillrequitethemtheirdoings.

10Andtheyshalleatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398,andnothaveenough;theyshallplayH2181theharlot,andshallnotincrease;becausetheyhaveleftH5800offtakingheedH8104toJehovah.

11Whoredomandwineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196andnewוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH3196takeH3947awayיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947theunderstanding.

12Mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971askH7592counselattheirstock,andtheirstaffH4731declareth untothem;forthespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307ofwhoredom hathcausedthemtoerrH8582,andtheyhaveplayedH2181theharlot, departingfromundertheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

13Theysacrificeיְזַבֵּ֗חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076uponthetopsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218ofthemountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022,andburnincenseH6999uponthehillsהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ha.ge.va.'OtH1389,underoaksאַלּ֧וֹן'a.LonH437andpoplarsandterebinths,becausetheshadowH6738thereofisgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:thereforeH3651yourdaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323playH2181theharlot,andyourbridesH3618commitתְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃te.na.'Af.nahH5003adulteryH5003.

14IwillnotpunishH6485yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323whentheyplayH2181theharlot,noryourbridesH3618whentheycommitתְנָאַ֔פְנָהte.na.'Af.nahH5003adulteryH5003;forthementhemselvesgoapartwithharlots,andtheysacrificeיְזַבֵּ֑חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076withtheprostitutesH2181;andthepeopleוְעָ֥םve.'AmH5971thatdothnotunderstandיָבִ֖יןya.VinH995shallbeoverthrown.

15Thoughthou,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,playH2181theharlot,yetletnotJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063offend;andcomeH935notye untoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,neithergoתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935yeuptoBeth-aven,norswearתִּשָּׁבְע֖וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650,AsJehovahliveth.

16ForIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath behaved himselfstubbornly,likeastubbornH5637heiferכְּפָרָ֣הke.fa.RahH6510:nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258willJehovahfeedH7462themasalambכְּכֶ֖בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532inalargeplaceבַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃ba.mer.ChavH4800.

17Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isjoinedחֲב֧וּרcha.VurH2266toidolsעֲצַבִּ֛ים'a.tza.BimH6091; let him alone.

18Theirdrinkסָבְאָ֑םsa.ve.'AmH5435isbecomesour;theyplayH2181theharlotcontinually;herrulersdearlyloveH157shameקָל֖וֹןka.LonH7036.

19Thewindר֛וּחַRu.achH7307hathwrappedherupinitswingsבִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָbikh.na.Fei.haH3671;andtheyshall beputH954toshameH954becauseoftheirsacrificesH2077.

Commentaries on Hosea 4

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