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Hosea 5:9-14

9Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669will beתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961laid wasteלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of rebukeתּֽוֹכֵחָ֑הto.khe.ChahH8433.Among the tribesבְּשִׁבְטֵי֙be.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478I proclaimהוֹדַ֖עְתִּיho.Da'.tiH3045what is certainנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539.

10The princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063are like thoseהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961who moveכְּמַסִּיגֵ֖יke.ma.si.GeiH5253boundary stonesגְּב֑וּלge.VulH1366;I will pour outאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210My furyעֶבְרָתִֽי׃'ev.ra.TiH5678upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֕ם'a.lei.HemH5921like waterכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325.

11Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is oppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231,crushedרְצ֣וּץre.TzutzH7533in judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he is determinedהוֹאִ֔ילho.'IlH2974to followהָלַ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵי־ha.Lakh 'a.cha.rei-H1980 H310worthless idolsצָֽו׃TzavH6673.

12So I amוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589like a mothכָעָ֖שׁkha.'AshH6211to Ephraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and like decayוְכָרָקָ֖בve.kha.ra.KavH7538to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

13When Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200his sicknessחָלְי֗וֹchal.YoH2483and Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853his woundמְזֹר֔וֹme.zo.RoH4205,then Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669turnedוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413the greatיָרֵ֑בya.RevH3377kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.But heוְה֗וּאve.Hu'H1931cannotלֹ֤א יוּכַל֙lo' yu.KhalH3808 H3201cureלִרְפֹּ֣אlir.Po'H7495you orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808healיִגְהֶ֥הyig.HehH1455your woundמָזֽוֹר׃ma.ZorH4205.

14Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595am like a lionכַשַּׁ֙חַל֙kha.Sha.chalH7826to Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669and like a young lionוְכַכְּפִ֖ירve.kha.ke.FirH3715to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589, evenIאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,will tear them to piecesאֶטְרֹף֙'et.RofH2963and then go awayוְאֵלֵ֔ךְve.'e.LekhH1980.I will carry them offאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375whereno oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369can rescue themמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337.

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