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Hosea 4:4-8

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.

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