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Hosea 5:1-7

1“Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisזֹ֨אתzotH2063,O priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548!Take heedוְהַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ׀ve.hak.Shi.vuH7181,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Give earהַאֲזִ֔ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238,O royalהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004!Forכִּ֥יkiH3588this judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֑טha.mish.PatH4941is against youbecauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have beenהֱיִיתֶ֣םhe.yi.TemH1961a snareפַח֙fachH6341at Mizpahלְמִצְפָּ֔הle.mitz.PahH4709,a netוְרֶ֖שֶׁתve.Re.shetH7568spread outפְּרוּשָׂ֥הpe.ru.SahH6566onעַל־'al-H5921Taborתָּבֽוֹר׃ta.VorH8396.

2The rebelsשֵׂטִ֖יםse.TimH7846are deepהֶעְמִ֑יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009in slaughterוְשַׁחֲטָ֥הve.sha.cha.TahH7819;but Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will chastise themמוּסָ֥רmu.SarH4148allלְכֻלָּֽם׃le.khu.LamH3605.

3Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589know all aboutיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hiddenנִכְחַ֣דnikh.ChadH3582from Meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,you have turned to prostitutionהִזְנֵ֣יתָhiz.Nei.taH2181;Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is defiledנִטְמָ֖אnit.Ma'H2930.

4Their deedsמַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808permit themיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414to returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,forכִּ֣יkiH3588a spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of prostitutionזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183is within themבְּקִרְבָּ֔םbe.kir.BamH7130וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and they do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

5Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478arroganceגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347testifiesוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030against themבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440;Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669stumbleיִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙yi.ka.she.LuH3782in their iniquityבַּעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771;evenגַּם־gam-H1571Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063stumblesכָּשַׁ֥לka.ShalH3782with themעִמָּֽם׃'i.MamH5973.

6They goיֵֽלְכ֛וּye.le.KhuH1980with their flocksבְּצֹאנָ֣םbe.tzo.NamH6629and herdsוּבִבְקָרָ֗םu.viv.ka.RamH1241to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,but they do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find Himיִמְצָ֑אוּyim.Tza.'uH4672;He has withdrawn Himselfחָלַ֖ץcha.LatzH2502from them.

7They have been unfaithfulבָּגָ֔דוּba.Ga.duH898to the LORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have borneיָלָ֑דוּya.La.duH3205illegitimateזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114childrenבָנִ֥יםva.NimH1121.Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258the New Moonחֹ֖דֶשׁ אֶת־Cho.desh 'et-H2320 H854will devour themיֹאכְלֵ֥םyokh.LemH398along with their landחֶלְקֵיהֶֽם׃ סchel.kei.HemH2506.

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