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Hosea 4:11-14

11to promiscuityזְנ֛וּתze.NutH2184,wineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,and new wineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,which take awayיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947understandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

12My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971consultיִשְׁאָ֔לyish.'AlH7592their wooden idolsבְּעֵצ֣וֹbe.'e.TzoH6086,and their divining rodsוּמַקְל֖וֹu.mak.LoH4731informיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046them.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588a spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of prostitutionזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183leads them astrayהִתְעָ֔הhit.'AhH8582and they have played the harlotוַיִּזְנ֖וּvai.yiz.NuH2181againstמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

13They sacrificeיְזַבֵּ֗חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076onעַל־'al-H5921the mountaintopsרָאשֵׁ֨י הֶהָרִ֜יםra.Shei he.ha.RimH7218 H2022and burn offeringsיְקַטֵּ֔רוּye.ka.Te.ruH6999onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the hillsהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ha.ge.va.'OtH1389,underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478oakאַלּ֧וֹן'a.LonH437,poplarוְלִבְנֶ֛הve.liv.NehH3839,and terebinthוְאֵלָ֖הve.'e.LahH424,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588their shadeצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738is pleasantט֣וֹבTovH2896.And soעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651your daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323turn to prostitutionתִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙tiz.Nei.nahH2181and your daughters-in-lawוְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.kha.lo.tei.KhemH3618to adulteryתְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃te.na.'Af.nahH5003.

14I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808punishאֶפְק֨וֹד עַל־'ef.Kod 'al-H6485 H5921your daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323whenכִּ֣יkiH3588they prostitute themselvesתִזְנֶ֗ינָהtiz.Nei.nahH2181,norוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921your daughters-in-lawכַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ka.lo.tei.KhemH3618whenכִּ֣יkiH3588they commit adulteryתְנָאַ֔פְנָהte.na.'Af.nahH5003.Forכִּי־ki-H3588the men themselvesהֵם֙hemH1992go offיְפָרֵ֔דוּye.fa.Re.duH6504withעִם־'im-H5973prostitutesהַזֹּנ֣וֹתha.zo.NotH2181and offer sacrificesיְזַבֵּ֑חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973shrine prostitutesהַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹתha.ke.de.ShotH6948.So a peopleוְעָ֥םve.'AmH5971withoutלֹֽא־lo'-H3808understandingיָבִ֖יןya.VinH995will come to ruinיִלָּבֵֽט׃yi.la.VetH3832.

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