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Hosea 4:8-13

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.

10They will eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398but notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be satisfiedיִשְׂבָּ֔עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646;they will be promiscuousהִזְנ֖וּhiz.NuH2181but notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808multiplyיִפְרֹ֑צוּyif.Ro.tzuH6555.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588אֶת־'et-H853they have abandonedעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068to give themselvesלִשְׁמֹֽר׃lish.MorH8104

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.

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