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Hosea 13:1-4

1When Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669spokeכְּדַבֵּ֤רke.da.BerH1696,there was tremblingרְתֵ֔תre.TetH7578;heה֖וּאhu'H1931was exaltedנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.But he incurred guiltוַיֶּאְשַׁ֥םvai.ye'.ShamH816through Baalבַּבַּ֖עַלba.Ba.'alH1168,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

2Nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258they sinלַחֲטֹ֗אla.cha.To'H2398more and moreיוֹסִ֣פוּyo.Si.fuH3254and makeוַיַּעְשׂ֣וּvai.ya'.SuH6213for themselvescast imagesמַסֵּכָ֨הma.se.KhahH4541,idolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091skillfully madeכִּתְבוּנָם֙kit.vu.NamH8394from their silverמִכַּסְפָּ֤םmi.kas.PamH3701,allכֻּלֹּ֑הku.LohH3605of themthe workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of craftsmenחָרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796.Peopleהֵ֣םhemH1992say of themאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, “They offer human sacrificeזֹבְחֵ֣י אָדָ֔םzoe.Chei 'a.DamH2076 H120andkissיִשָּׁקֽוּן׃yi.sha.KunH5401the calvesעֲגָלִ֖ים'a.ga.LimH5695!”

3Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651they will beיִֽהְיוּ֙yih.YuH1961like the morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242mistכַּעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-H6051,like the earlyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7925dewוְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.TalH2919that vanishesהֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980,like chaffכְּמֹץ֙ke.MotzH4671blownיְסֹעֵ֣רye.so.'ErH5590from a threshing floorמִגֹּ֔רֶןmi.Go.renH1637,like smokeוּכְעָשָׁ֖ןu.khe.'a.ShanH6227through an open windowמֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃me.'a.ru.BahH699.

4Yet Iוְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.KhiH595amthe LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ever since the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;you knowתֵדָ֔עte.Da'H3045noלֹ֣אlo'H3808Godוֵאלֹהִ֤יםve.lo.HimH430but Meזֽוּלָתִי֙zu.la.TiH2108,for there is noאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369Saviorוּמוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.mo.Shi.a'H3467besides Meבִּלְתִּֽי׃bil.TiH1115.

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