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Hosea 2:4-15

4וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853I will have noH3808compassionאֲרַחֵ֑ם'a.ra.ChemH7355on her childrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121,becauseH3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992are the childrenבְנֵ֥יve.NeiH1121of adulteryH2183.

5Forכִּ֤יkiH3588their motherאִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH517has played the harlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181and has conceived themהֽוֹרָתָ֑םho.ra.TamH2029in disgraceהֹבִ֖ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588she thoughtאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, ‘I will goאֵלְכָ֞ה'e.le.KhahH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310my loversמְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.VaiH157,who give meנֹתְנֵ֤יno.te.NeiH5414breadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899and waterוּמֵימַ֔יu.mei.MaiH4325,woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and linenוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593,oilשַׁמְנִ֖יsham.NiH8081and drinkוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ve.shi.ku.YaiH8250.’

6Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנְנִי־hi.ni-H2005,I will hedge upשָׂ֥ךְsakhH7753herH853pathדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870with thornsבַּסִּירִ֑יםba.si.RimH5518;I will enclose her with a wallוְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ve.ga.dar.TiH1443H853גְּדֵרָ֔הּge.de.RahH1447,so she cannotH3808findתִמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672her wayוּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ne.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.

7She will pursueוְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.FahH7291אֶת־'et-H853her loversH157but notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808catchתַשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853;she will seek themוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamH1245but notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find themתִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672.Then she will sayH559 H1980, ‘I will returnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725toאֶל־'el-H413my firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandאִישִׁ֣י'i.ShiH376,forH3588thenאָ֖ז'azH227I was better offH2896than nowמֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahH6258.’

8For sheוְהִיא֙ve.Hi'H1931does notH3808acknowledgeיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045thatכִּ֤יkiH3588it was Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595who gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414hergrainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715,new wineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֑רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,who lavishedהִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235on hersilverוְכֶ֨סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091—which they craftedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213for Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃la.Ba.'alH1168.

9Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651I will take backוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH7725 H3947My grainדְגָנִי֙de.ga.NiH1715in its timeבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256and My new wineוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492in its seasonבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150;I will take awayוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.tzal.TiH5337My woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and linenוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593,which were given to coverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680H853her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172.

10And thenוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258I will exposeאֲגַלֶּ֥ה'a.ga.LehH1540אֶת־'et-H853her lewdnessנַבְלֻתָ֖הּnav.lu.TahH5040in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,and noH3808oneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will deliver herיַצִּילֶ֥נָּהya.tzi.Le.nahH5337out of My handsמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

11I will put an endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673to allכָּל־kol-H3605her exultationמְשׂוֹשָׂ֔הּme.so.SahH4885:her feastsחַגָּ֖הּcha.GahH2282,New Moonsחָדְשָׁ֣הּcha.de.ShahH2320,and Sabbathsוְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּve.shab.ba.TahH7676—allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605her appointed feastsH4150.

12I will destroyוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074her vinesגַּפְנָהּ֙gaf.NahH1612and fig treesוּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּu.te.'E.na.TahH8384,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she thinksאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559הֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992are the wagesאֶתְנָ֥ה'et.NahH866אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834paidנָֽתְנוּ־na.te.nu-H5414by her loversH157.So I will make themוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםve.sam.TimH7760into a thicketלְיַ֔עַרle.Ya.'arH3293,and the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704will devour themוַאֲכָלָ֖תַםva.'a.kha.La.tamH398.

13I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485herעָלֶ֗יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921אֶת־'et-H853for the daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of the Baalsהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168whenאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she burned incense to themתַּקְטִ֣ירtak.TirH6999,when she adorned herselfוַתַּ֤עַדva.Ta.'adH5710with ringsנִזְמָהּ֙niz.MahH5141and jewelryוְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּve.chel.ya.TahH2484,and wentוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157.But Meוְאֹתִ֥יve.'o.TiH853she forgotשָׁכְחָ֖הsha.khe.ChahH7911,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

14“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595will allure herמְפַתֶּ֔יהָme.fa.Tei.haH6601and lead herוְהֹֽלַכְתִּ֖יהָve.ho.lakh.Ti.haH1980to the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,and speakוְדִבַּרְתִּ֖יve.di.bar.TiH1696to herעַל'al-H5921tenderlyלִבָּֽהּ׃li.BahH3820.

15Thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033H853I will give backוְנָתַ֨תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414her vineyardsכְּרָמֶ֙יהָ֙ke.ra.Mei.haH3754H853and make the Valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010of Achorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911into a gatewayלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615.Thereשָּׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033she will respond as she didוְעָ֤נְתָהve.'A.ne.tahH6030in the daysH3117of her youthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,as in the dayH3117she came upעֲלֹתָ֥הּ'a.lo.TahH5927outמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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