1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this,Oyepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andhearken,Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andgiveהַאֲזִ֔ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238,Ohouseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428;foruntoyoupertaineththejudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֑טha.mish.PatH4941;foryehavebeenH1961asnareH6341atMizpahלְמִצְפָּ֔הle.mitz.PahH4709,andanetוְרֶ֖שֶׁתve.Re.shetH7568spreadפְּרוּשָׂ֥הpe.ru.SahH6566uponTaborתָּבֽוֹר׃ta.VorH8396. 2Andtherevoltersaregonedeepהֶעְמִ֑יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009inmakingslaughterוְשַׁחֲטָ֥הve.sha.cha.TahH7819;butIamarebukerofthemall. 3Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478isnothidfromme;fornowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,OEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, thou hastplayedH2181theharlot,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478isdefiledH2930. 4TheirdoingswillnotsufferthemtoturnH7725untotheirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430;forthespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307ofwhoredomiswithinthem,andtheyknowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045notJehovah. 5Andtheprideגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478dothtestifyוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030tohisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440:thereforeIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478andEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669shallstumbleיִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙yi.ka.she.LuH3782intheiriniquityבַּעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771;Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063alsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallstumbleכָּשַׁ֥לka.ShalH3782withthem. 6Theyshallgowiththeirflocksבְּצֹאנָ֣םbe.tzo.NamH6629andwiththeirherdsוּבִבְקָרָ֗םu.viv.ka.RamH1241toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Jehovah;buttheyshallnotfindיִמְצָ֑אוּyim.Tza.'uH4672him:hehath withdrawnhimselffromthem. 7Theyhavedealtבָּגָ֔דוּba.Ga.duH898treacherouslyH898againstJehovah;fortheyhaveborneH3205strangeזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114children:nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258shallthenewחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320devourיֹאכְלֵ֥םyokh.LemH398themwiththeirfields. 8Blowתִּקְע֤וּtik.'UH8628yethecornetinGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֔הba.giv.'AhH1390,andthetrumpetH7782inRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414:soundהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ha.Ri.'uH7321analarmH7321atBeth-aven;behindthee, OBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽין׃bin.ya.MinH1144. 9Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669shallbecomeתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961adesolationH8047inthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117ofrebukeתּֽוֹכֵחָ֑הto.khe.ChahH8433:amongthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478haveImadeהוֹדַ֖עְתִּיho.Da'.tiH3045knownH3045thatwhichshallsurelybeH1961. 10TheprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063arelikethemthatremovethelandmark:Iwillpourאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210outmywrathעֶבְרָתִֽי׃'ev.ra.TiH5678uponthemlikewaterכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325. 11Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isoppressedH6231,heiscrushedרְצ֣וּץre.TzutzH7533injudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941;becausehewascontenttowalkהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980afterman’scommandצָֽו׃TzavH6673. 12ThereforeamIuntoEphraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669asamothכָעָ֖שׁkha.'AshH6211,andtothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063asrottennessוְכָרָקָ֖בve.kha.ra.KavH7538. 13WhenEphraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669sawH7200hissicknessחָלְי֗וֹchal.YoH2483,andJudahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063sawH7200hiswoundמְזֹר֔וֹme.zo.RoH4205,thenwentEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,andsentH7971tokingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Jarebיָרֵ֑בya.RevH3377:butheisnotableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201tohealלִרְפֹּ֣אlir.Po'H7495you,neitherwillhecureyouofyourwoundמָזֽוֹר׃ma.ZorH4205. 14ForIwillbeuntoEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669asalionוְכַכְּפִ֖ירve.kha.ke.FirH3715,andasayoungH3715lionH3715tothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:I,evenI,willtearאֶטְרֹף֙'et.RofH2963andgoawayH5375;Iwillcarryאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375off,andthereshallbenonetodeliverH5337. 15IwillgoH7725andreturnאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙'a.Shu.vahH7725tomyplaceמְקוֹמִ֔יme.ko.MiH4725,tilltheyacknowledgetheiroffence,andseekוּבִקְשׁ֣וּu.vik.ShuH1245myfaceפָנָ֑יfa.NaiH6440:intheirafflictiontheywillseekH1245meearnestlyיְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃ye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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