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Hosea 11:8-12

8Howאֵ֞יךְ'eikhH349could I give you upאֶתֶּנְךָ֣'e.ten.KhaH5414,O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669?How could I surrender youאֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙'a.ma.gen.KhaH4042,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349could I makeאֶתֶּנְךָ֣'e.ten.KhaH5414you like Admahכְאַדְמָ֔הkhe.'ad.MahH126?How could I treatאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760you like Zeboiimכִּצְבֹאיִ֑םkitz.vo.YimH6636?My heartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820is turnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015within Meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921יַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162;My compassionנִחוּמָֽי׃ni.chu.MaiH5150is stirredנִכְמְר֥וּnikh.me.RuH3648!

9I will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808executeאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213the full furyחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740of My angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639;I will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808destroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669againאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595am Godאֵ֤ל'elH410and notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376—the Holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918One among youבְּקִרְבְּךָ֣be.kir.be.ChaH7130—and I will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808comeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935in wrathבְּעִֽיר׃be.'IrH5892.

10They will walk afterאַחֲרֵ֧י יֵלְכ֖וּ'a.cha.Rei ye.le.KhuH310 H1980the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068;He will roarיִשְׁאָ֑גyish.'AgH7580like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Heה֣וּאhu'H1931roarsיִשְׁאַ֔גyish.'AgH7580,His childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121will come tremblingוְיֶחֶרְד֥וּve.ye.cher.DuH2729from the westמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220.

11They will come tremblingיֶחֶרְד֤וּye.cher.DuH2729like birdsכְצִפּוֹר֙khe.tzi.pOrH6833from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and like dovesוּכְיוֹנָ֖הu.khe.yo.NahH3123from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.Then I will settle themוְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֥יםve.ho.shav.TimH3427inעַל־'al-H5921their homesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669surrounds Meסְבָבֻ֤נִיse.va.Vu.niH5437with liesבְכַ֙חַשׁ֙ve.Kha.chashH3585,the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478with deceitוּבְמִרְמָ֖הu.ve.mir.MahH4820;but Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063stillעֹ֥ד'odH5750walksרָד֙radH7300withעִם־'im-H5973Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410and isfaithfulנֶאֱמָֽן׃ne.'e.ManH539toוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973the Holy Oneקְדוֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918.

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