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Hosea 14:4-9

4I will healאֶרְפָּא֙'er.Pa'H7495their apostasyמְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔םme.Shu.va.TamH4878;I will freelyנְדָבָ֑הne.da.VahH5071love themאֹהֲבֵ֖ם'o.ha.VemH157,forכִּ֛יkiH3588My angerאַפִּ֖י'a.PiH639has turned awayשָׁ֥בshavH7725from themמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.

5I will beאֶהְיֶ֤ה'eh.YehH1961like the dewכַטַּל֙kha.TalH2919to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;he will blossomיִפְרַ֖חyif.RachH6524like the lilyכַּשּֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑הka.sho.sha.NahH7799and takeוְיַ֥ךְve.YakhH5221rootשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוsha.ra.ShavH8328like the cedars of Lebanonכַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ka.le.va.NonH3844.

6His shootsיֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יוyo.ne.ko.TavH3127will sproutיֵֽלְכוּ֙ye.le.KhuH1980,and his splendorהוֹד֑וֹho.DoH1935will beH1961like the olive treeכַזַּ֖יִתkha.Za.yitH2132,his fragranceוְרֵ֥יחַֽve.Rei.achH7381like the cedars of LebanonH3844.

7They will returnיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ya.Shu.vuH7725and dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in his shadeבְצִלּ֔וֹve.tzi.LoH6738;they will growיְחַיּ֥וּye.chai.YuH2421grainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715and blossomוְיִפְרְח֣וּve.yif.re.ChuH6524like the vineכַגָּ֑פֶןkha.Ga.fenH1612.His renown will beזִכְר֖וֹzikh.RoH2143like the wineכְּיֵ֥יןke.YeinH3196of LebanonH3844.

8O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,whatמַה־mah-H4100have I to doanymoreע֖וֹדodH5750with idolsלָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםla.'a.tza.BimH6091?It is Iאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589who answerעָנִ֣יתִי'a.Ni.tiH6030and watch over himוַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּva.'a.shu.Re.nuH7789.I am likeאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589a flourishingרַֽעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488cypressכִּבְר֣וֹשׁkiv.Ro.oshH1265;your fruitפֶּרְיְךָ֥per.ye.KhaH6529comesנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672from Meמִמֶּ֖נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.

9Whoeverמִ֤יmiH4310is wiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450,let him understandוְיָ֣בֵֽןve.Ya.venH995these thingsאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428; whoeveris discerningנָב֖וֹןna.VonH995,let him know themוְיֵֽדָעֵ֑םve.ye.da.'EmH3045.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068are rightיְשָׁרִ֞יםye.sha.RimH3477,and the righteousוְצַדִּקִים֙ve.tza.di.KimH6662walkיֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980in thembut the rebelliousוּפֹשְׁעִ֖יםu.fo.she.'ImH6586stumbleיִכָּ֥שְׁלוּyi.Ka.she.luH3782in them.

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