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Hosea 7:1-7

1When I healכְּרָפְאִ֣יke.ra.fe.'IH7495Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,the iniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669will be exposedוְנִגְלָ֞הve.nig.LahH1540,as well as the crimesוְרָע֣וֹתve.ra.'otH7451of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111.Forכִּ֥יkiH3588they practiceפָעֲל֖וּfa.'a.LuH6466deceitשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267and thievesוְגַנָּ֣בve.ga.NavH1590break inיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935;banditsגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416raidפָּשַׁ֥טpa.ShatH6584in the streetsבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351.

2But they fail toוּבַל־u.val-H1077considerיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559in their heartsלִלְבָבָ֔םlil.va.VamH3824that I rememberזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605their evilרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258their deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611are all around themסְבָב֣וּםse.va.VumH5437;they areהָיֽוּ׃ha.YuH1961beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048My faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440.

3They delightיְשַׂמְּחוּ־ye.sa.me.chu-H8055the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428with their evilבְּרָעָתָ֖םbe.ra.'a.TamH7451,and the princesשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269with their liesוּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ve.kha.cha.shei.HemH3585.

4They are allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644an ovenתַנּ֔וּרta.NurH8574heatedבֹּעֵ֖רָהbo.'E.rahH1197by a bakerמֵֽאֹפֶ֑הme.'o.PehH644who needs notיִשְׁבּ֣וֹתyish.BotH7673stoke the fireמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5782from the kneadingמִלּ֥וּשׁmi.LushH3888toעַד־'ad-H5704the risingחֻמְצָתֽוֹ׃chum.tza.ToH2556of the doughבָּצֵ֖קba.TzekH1217.

5The princesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269are inflamedהֶחֱל֥וּ חֲמַ֣תhe.che.Lu cha.MatH2470 H2534with wineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196on the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of our kingמַלְכֵּ֔נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428;so he joins handsמָשַׁ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹma.Shakh ya.DoH4900 H3027withאֶת־'et-H854those who mock himלֹצְצִֽים׃lo.tze.TzimH3887.

6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they prepareקֵרְב֧וּke.re.VuH7126their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820like an ovenכַתַּנּ֛וּרkha.ta.NurH8574while they lie in waitבְּאָרְבָּ֑םbe.'a.re.BamH696;allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915their angerאֹֽפֵהֶ֔ם'o.fe.HemH644smoldersיָשֵׁ֣ןya.ShenH3463;in the morningבֹּ֕קֶרBo.kerH1242itה֥וּאhu'H1931blazesבֹעֵ֖רvo.'ErH1197like a flamingלֶהָבָֽה׃le.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784.

7Allכֻּלָּ֤םku.LamH3605of them are hotיֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ye.Cha.muH2552as an ovenכַּתַּנּ֔וּרka.ta.NurH8574,and they devourוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853their rulersשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199.Allכָּל־kol-H3605their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֣םmal.khei.HemH4428fallנָפָ֔לוּna.Fa.luH5307;not oneאֵין־'ein-H369of themcallsקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121upon Meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

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