Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 4:1-9

1Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,O childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068has a caseרִ֤יבrivH7379againstעִם־'im-H5973the peopleיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֠יha.'A.retz kiH776 H3588: “There is noאֵין־'ein-H369truthאֱמֶ֧ת'e.MetH571,noוְֽאֵין־ve.'ein-H369loving devotionחֶ֛סֶדChe.sedH2617,and noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369knowledgeדַּ֥עַתDa.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776!

2Cursingאָלֹ֣ה'a.LohH422and lyingוְכַחֵ֔שׁve.kha.CheshH3584,murderוְרָצֹ֥חַve.ra.Tzo.achH7523and stealingוְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.NoH1589,and adulteryוְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'OfH5003are rampantפָּרָ֕צוּpa.Ra.tzuH6555;one act of bloodshedH1818follows anotherנָגָֽעוּ׃na.Ga.'uH5060.

3Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֣ן׀'al- kenH5921 H3651the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournsתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56,and allכָּל־kol-H3605who dwellיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in itwill waste awayוְאֻמְלַל֙ve.'um.LalH535with the beastsבְּחַיַּ֥תbe.chai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704and the birdsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571the fishדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220disappearיֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃ye.'a.Se.fuH622.

4Butאַ֥ךְ'akhH389let noאַל־'al-H408manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376contendיָרֵ֖בya.RevH7378;let noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376offer reproofיוֹכַ֣חyo.KhachH3198;for your people are like thoseוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971who contend withכִּמְרִיבֵ֥יkim.ri.VeiH7378a priestכֹהֵֽן׃kho.HenH3548.

5You will stumbleוְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ve.kha.shal.TaH3782by dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and the prophetגַּם־ נָבִ֛יאgam- na.Vi'H5030 H1571will stumbleוְכָשַׁ֧לve.kha.ShalH3782with youעִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH5973by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;so I will destroyוְדָמִ֖יתִיve.da.Mi.tiH1820your motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517—

6My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971are destroyedנִדְמ֥וּnid.MuH1820for lackמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097of knowledgeהַדָּ֑עַתha.Da.'atH1847.Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH859have rejectedמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3988knowledgeהַדַּ֣עַתha.Da.'atH1847,I will also reject youוְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ve.'em.'a.se.KhaH3988as My priestsמִכַּהֵ֣ןmi.ka.HenH3547.Since you have forgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙va.tish.KachH7911the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911your childrenבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

7The more they multipliedכְּרֻבָּ֖ם כֵּ֣ןke.ru.Bam kenH7235 H3651,the more they sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against Me;they exchangedאָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH4171their Gloryכְּבוֹדָ֖םke.vo.DamH3519for a thing of disgraceבְּקָל֥וֹןbe.ka.LonH7036.

8They feed onיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398the sinsחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971and setיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375their heartsנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315onוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

9And it shall beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961like peopleכָעָ֖םkha.'AmH5971,like priestכַּכֹּהֵ֑ןka.ko.HenH3548.I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485both of themעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921for their waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870and repayאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725themfor their deedsוּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוu.ma.'a.la.LavH4611.

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