1WhenIwouldhealכְּרָפְאִ֣יke.ra.fe.'IH7495Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thenistheiniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669uncoveredH1540,andthewickednessH7451ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111;fortheycommitfalsehoodשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267,andthethiefוְגַנָּ֣בve.ga.NavH1590enterethin,andthetroopH1416ofrobbersravageth without. 2Andtheyconsidernotintheirheartsלִלְבָבָ֔םlil.va.VamH3824thatIrememberזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142alltheirwickednessH7451:nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258havetheirowndoingsbesetthemabout;theyarebeforemyfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440. 3Theymakeיְשַׂמְּחוּ־ye.sa.me.chu-H8055thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428gladH8055withtheirwickednessH7451,andtheprincesH8269withtheirlies. 4Theyarealladulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003;theyareasanovenתַנּ֔וּרta.NurH8574heatedbythebakerמֵֽאֹפֶ֑הme.'o.PehH644;heceasethtostirH5782thefire,fromthekneadingמִלּ֥וּשׁmi.LushH3888ofthedoughבָּצֵ֖קba.TzekH1217,untilitbeleavened. 5Onthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofourkingמַלְכֵּ֔נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428theprincesH8269made themselvessickהֶחֱל֥וּhe.che.LuH2470withtheheatofwineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196;hestretchedouthishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027withscoffers. 6Fortheyhavemadereadytheirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820likeanovenכַתַּנּ֛וּרkha.ta.NurH8574,whiletheylieH693inwaitH693:theirbakerאֹֽפֵהֶ֔ם'o.fe.HemH644sleepethallthenightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915;inthemorningבֹּ֕קֶרBo.kerH1242itburnethasaflamingH3852fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784. 7Theyareallhotיֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ye.Cha.muH2552asanovenכַּתַּנּ֔וּרka.ta.NurH8574,anddevourוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398theirjudgesH8199;alltheirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֣םmal.khei.HemH4428arefallenH5307:thereisnoneamongthemthatcalleth untome. 8Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,hemixethhimselfamongthepeoplesH5971;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isacakeעֻגָ֖ה'u.GahH5692notturnedהֲפוּכָֽה׃ha.fu.KhahH2015. 9Strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114havedevouredH398hisstrengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581,andheknowethitnot: yea,grayשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872hairsH7872arehereandthereuponhim,andheknowethitnot. 10Andtheprideגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478dothtestifyוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030tohisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440:yettheyhavenotreturnedשָׁ֙בוּ֙sha.vuH7725untoJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,norsoughtH1245him,forallthis. 11AndEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669islikeasillydoveכְּיוֹנָ֥הke.yo.NahH3123,withoutunderstanding:theycallקָרָ֖אוּka.Ra.'uH7121untoEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,theygoH1980toAssyriaאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804. 12Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834theyshallgoH3381,Iwillspreadאֶפְר֤וֹשׂ'ef.RosH6566mynetרִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.TiH7568uponthem;Iwillbringאֽוֹרִידֵ֑ם'o.ri.DemH3381themdownH3381asthebirdsכְּע֥וֹףke.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;Iwillchastisethem,astheircongregationH5712hath heard. 13Woeא֤וֹי'oH188untothem!fortheyhavewanderedfromme;destructionH7701untothem!fortheyhavetrespassedagainstme:thoughIwouldredeemאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299them,yettheyhavespokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696liesכְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.VimH3577againstme. 14AndtheyhavenotcriedH2199untomewiththeirheartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820,buttheyhowlupontheirbedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904:theyassemblethemselvesforgrainדָּגָ֧ןda.GanH1715andnewוְתִיר֛וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492;theyrebelagainstme. 15ThoughIhavetaughtandstrengthenedחִזַּ֖קְתִּיchi.Zak.tiH2388theirarmsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑םze.ro.'o.TamH2220, yetdotheydevisemischiefagainstme. 16TheyreturnH7725,butnottohimthatisonhigh;theyarelikeadeceitfulbowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198;theirprincesH8269shallfallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307bytheswordבַחֶ֛רֶבva.Che.revH2719fortherageoftheirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956:thisshallbeH1961theirderisioninthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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