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Hosea 6:4-11

4Whatמָ֤הmahH4100shall I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213with you,O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669?Whatמָ֥הmahH4100shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213with you,O Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063?For your loyaltyוְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ve.chas.de.KhemH2617is like a morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242mistכַּֽעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-H6051,like the earlyמַשְׁכִּ֥יםmash.KimH7925dewוְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.TalH2919that vanishesהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980.

5Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651I have hewnחָצַ֙בְתִּי֙cha.Tzav.tiH2672themby the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִ֔יםba.ne.vi.'ImH5030;I have slain themהֲרַגְתִּ֖יםha.rag.TimH2026by the wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of My mouthפִ֑יFiH6310,and My judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָu.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941go forthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318like lightningא֥וֹר'orH216.

6Forכִּ֛יkiH3588I desireחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617,notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808sacrificeזָ֑בַחZa.vachH2077,and the knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430rather than burnt offeringsמֵעֹלֽוֹת׃me.'o.LotH5930.

7But theyוְהֵ֕מָּהve.He.mahH1992,like Adamכְּאָדָ֖םke.'a.DamH121,have transgressedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674the covenantבְרִ֑יתve.RitH1285;thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033they were unfaithfulבָּ֥גְדוּBa.ge.duH898to Me.

8Gileadגִּלְעָ֕דgil.'AdH1568is a cityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151of evildoersפֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶןPo.'a.lei 'A.venH6466 H205,tracked with footprintsעֲקֻבָּ֖ה'a.ku.BahH6121of bloodמִדָּֽם׃mi.DamH1818.

9Like raidersגְּדוּדִ֗יםge.du.DimH1416who lie in ambushוּכְחַכֵּ֨י אִ֜ישׁu.khe.cha.Kei 'ishH2442 H376, so doesa bandH2267of priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548;they murderיְרַצְּחוּ־ye.ra.tze.chu-H7523on the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Shechemשֶׁ֑כְמָהShekh.mahH7927;surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213atrocitiesזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154.

10In the houseבְּבֵית֙be.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a horrible thingשַׁעֲרֽוּרִיָּ֑הsha.'a.ri.ri.yahH8186:Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669practices prostitutionזְנ֣וּתze.NutH2184thereשָׁ֚םShamH8033, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is defiledנִטְמָ֖אnit.Ma'H2930.

11Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571for you,O Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063,a harvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105is appointedשָׁ֥תshatH7896,when I restoreבְּשׁוּבִ֖יbe.shu.ViH7725My peopleעַמִּֽי׃ פ'a.MiH5971from captivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622.

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