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Hosea 13:5-8

5Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589knew youיְדַעְתִּ֖יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of droughtתַּלְאֻבֽוֹת׃tal.'u.VotH8514.

6When they had pastureכְּמַרְעִיתָם֙ke.mar.'i.TamH4830,they became satisfiedוַיִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּvai.yis.Ba.'uH7646;when they were satisfiedשָׂבְע֖וּsa.ve.'UH7646,their heartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820became proudוַיָּ֣רָםvai.Ya.romH7311,and as a resultעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651they forgot Meשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911.

7So likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a lionשָׁ֑חַלSha.chalH7826I will pounceוָאֱהִ֥יva.'e.HiH1961on them;like a leopardכְּנָמֵ֖רke.na.MerH5246I will lurkאָשֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH7789byעַל־'al-H5921the pathדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

8Like a bearכְּדֹ֣בke.DoH1677robbed of her cubsשַׁכּ֔וּלsha.KulH7909I will attack themאֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙'ef.ge.ShemH6298,and I will tearוְאֶקְרַ֖עve.'ek.Ra'H7167open their chestsסְג֣וֹר לִבָּ֑םse.Gor li.BamH5458 H3820.Thereשָׁם֙shamH8033I will devour themוְאֹכְלֵ֥םve.'o.khe.LemH398like a lionכְּלָבִ֔יאke.la.Vi'H3833,like a wildהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416tearing them apartתְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃te.va.ke.'EmH1234.

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