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Hosea 4:12-19

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.

15Thoughאִם־'im-H518youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859prostitute yourselfזֹנֶ֤הzo.NehH2181,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,may Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063avoidאַל־'al-H408such guiltיֶאְשַׁ֖םye'.ShamH816!Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408journeyתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,do not go upתַּעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927to Beth-avenוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H1007 H408,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408swear on oathתִּשָּׁבְע֖וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650, ‘As surely as the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416!’

16Forכִּ֚יkiH3588Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478is as obstinateסֹֽרֵרָ֔הso.re.RahH5637as a stubbornסָרַ֖רsa.RarH5637heiferכְּפָרָ֣הke.fa.RahH6510.Can the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258shepherd themיִרְעֵ֣םyir.'EmH7462like lambsכְּכֶ֖בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532in an open meadowבַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃ba.mer.ChavH4800?

17Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is joinedחֲב֧וּרcha.VurH2266to idolsעֲצַבִּ֛ים'a.tza.BimH6091;leave him aloneהַֽנַּֽח־ha.nach-H5117!

18When their liquorסָבְאָ֑םsa.ve.'AmH5435is goneסָ֖רsarH5493,they turn to prostitutionH2181;their rulersאָהֲב֥וּ מָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃'a.ha.Vu ma.gi.Nei.haH4043 H157dearly loveהֵב֛וּhe.VuH157disgraceקָל֖וֹןka.LonH7036.

19The whirlwindר֛וּחַRu.achH7307has wrappedצָרַ֥רtza.RarH6887themאוֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853in its wingsבִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָbikh.na.Fei.haH3671,and their sacrificesמִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם סmi.ziv.cho.TamH2077will bring them shameוְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954.

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