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Hosea 13:9-16

9You are destroyedשִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥shi.chet.KhaH7843,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,because you areכִּֽי־ki-H3588against Me—against your helperבְעֶזְרֶֽךָ׃ve.'ez.Re.khaH5828.

10Where isאֱהִ֤י'e.HiH165your kingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645to save youוְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ve.yo.shi.'a.KhaH3467in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your citiesעָרֶ֑יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892,and the rulersוְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָve.Sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199to whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, “Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414mea kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and princesוְשָׂרִֽים׃ve.sa.RimH8269”?

11So in My angerבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639I gaveאֶֽתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414youa kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428,and in My wrathבְּעֶבְרָתִֽי׃ סbe.'ev.ra.TiH5678I took him awayוְאֶקַּ֖חve.'e.KachH3947.

12The iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isbound upצָרוּר֙tza.RurH6887;his sinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403isstored upצְפוּנָ֖הtze.fu.NahH6845.

13Laborיֽוֹלֵדָ֖הyo.le.DahH3205painsחֶבְלֵ֥יchev.LeiH2256comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935upon him,but he isהוּא־hu'-H1931an unwiseלֹ֣א חָכָ֔םlo' cha.KhamH3808 H2450sonבֵן֙venH1121.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the time arrivesעֵ֥ת'etH6256,heבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121failsלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to present himselfיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975at the opening of the wombבְּמִשְׁבַּ֥רbe.mish.BarH4866.

14I will ransom themאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299from the powerמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of Sheolשְׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585;I will redeem themאֶגְאָלֵ֑ם'eg.'a.LemH1350from Deathמִמָּ֖וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194.Whereאֱהִ֨י'e.HiH165,O Deathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194,are your plaguesדְבָרֶיךָ֜de.va.rei.KhaH1698?Whereאֱהִ֤י'e.HiH165,O Sheolשְׁא֔וֹלshe.'olH7585,is your stingקָֽטָבְךָ֙ka.ta.ve.ChaH6987?Compassionנֹ֖חַםNo.chamH5164is hiddenיִסָּתֵ֥רyi.sa.TerH5641from My eyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

15Althoughכִּ֣יkiH3588heה֔וּאHu'H1931flourishesיַפְרִ֑יאyaf.Ri'H6500amongבֵּ֥ןbenH1121his brothersאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251,an east windקָדִים֩ka.DimH6921will comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935—a windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307from the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068rising upעֹלֶ֗ה'o.LehH5927from the desertמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057.His fountainמְקוֹרוֹ֙me.ko.RoH4726will failוְיֵב֤וֹשׁve.ye.Vo.oshH3001,and his springמַעְיָנ֔וֹma'.ya.NoH4599will run dryוְיֶחֱרַ֣בve.ye.che.RavH2717.The windה֣וּאhu'H1931will plunderיִשְׁסֶ֔הyish.SehH8154his treasuryאוֹצַ֖ר'o.TzarH214of everyכָּל־kol-H3605preciousחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532articleכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

16Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111will bear her guiltתֶּאְשַׁם֙te'.ShamH816becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588she has rebelledמָרְתָ֖הma.re.TahH4784against her Godבֵּֽאלֹהֶ֑יהָbe.lo.Hei.haH430.They will fallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719;their little onesעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם'o.le.lei.HemH5768will be dashed to piecesיְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּye.ru.Ta.shuH7376,and their pregnantוְהָרִיּוֹתָ֖יוve.ha.ri.yo.TavH2030women ripped openיְבֻקָּֽעוּ׃ פye.vu.Ka.'uH1234.

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