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Hosea 4:5-15

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.

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