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Hosea 7:11-16

11So Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669has becomeוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961like a sillyפוֹתָ֖הfo.TahH6601,senselessאֵ֣ין לֵ֑ב'ein LevH369 H3820doveכְּיוֹנָ֥הke.yo.NahH3123—calling outקָרָ֖אוּka.Ra.'uH7121to Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,then turningהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980to Assyriaאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804.

12Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834they goיֵלֵ֗כוּye.Le.khuH1980,I will spreadאֶפְר֤וֹשׂ'ef.RosH6566My netרִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.TiH7568over themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921;I will bring them downאֽוֹרִידֵ֑ם'o.ri.DemH3381like birdsכְּע֥וֹףke.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.I will chastise themאַיְסִרֵ֕ם'ay.si.RemH3256when I hear themכְּשֵׁ֖מַעke.She.ma'H8088flocking togetherלַעֲדָתָֽם׃ סla.'a.da.TamH5712.

13Woeא֤וֹי'oH188to them,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have strayedנָדְד֣וּna.de.DuH5074from Meמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480!Destructionשֹׁ֥דshodH7701to them,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have rebelledפָ֣שְׁעוּFa.she.'uH6586against Me!Though Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595would redeem themאֶפְדֵּ֔ם וְהֵ֕מָּה'ef.Dem ve.He.mahH6299 H1992,they speakדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696liesכְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.VimH3577against Meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921.

14They do notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808cry outזָעֲק֤וּza.'a.KuH2199to Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413from their heartsבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820whenכִּ֥יkiH3588they wailיְיֵלִ֖ילוּye.ye.Li.luH3213uponעַל־'al-H5921their bedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904.They slash themselvesיִתְגּוֹרָ֖רוּyit.go.Ra.ruH1641forעַל־'al-H5921grainדָּגָ֧ןda.GanH1715and new wineוְתִיר֛וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,but turn awayיָס֥וּרוּya.Su.ruH5493from Me.

15Although Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589trainedיִסַּ֔רְתִּיyi.Sar.tiH3256and strengthenedחִזַּ֖קְתִּיchi.Zak.tiH2388their armsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑םze.ro.'o.TamH2220,they plotיְחַשְּׁבוּ־ye.cha.she.vu-H2803evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451against Meוְאֵלַ֖יve.'e.LaiH413.

16They turnיָשׁ֣וּבוּ׀ya.Shu.vuH7725,but notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to the Most Highעָ֗ל'AlH5920;they areהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961like a faultyרְמִיָּ֔הre.mi.YahH7423bowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198.Their leadersשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269will fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307by the swordבַחֶ֛רֶבva.Che.revH2719for the cursingמִזַּ֣עַםmi.Za.'amH2195of their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956;for thisז֥וֹzoH2097they will be ridiculedלַעְגָּ֖םla'.GamH3933in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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