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Hosea 7:4-11

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.

8Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669mixesה֣וּא יִתְבּוֹלָ֑לhu' yit.bo.LalH1931 H1101with the nationsבָּעַמִּ֖יםba.'a.MimH5971;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961an unturnedבְּלִ֥י הֲפוּכָֽה׃be.Li ha.fu.KhahH1097 H2015cakeעֻגָ֖ה'u.GahH5692.

9Foreignersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114consumeאָכְל֤וּ'a.khe.LuH398his strengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581,but heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808noticeיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045.Evenגַּם־gam-H1571his hair is streakedזָ֣רְקָהZa.re.kahH2236with grayשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872,but heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931does notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045.

10Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478arroganceגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347testifiesוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030against themבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440,yet they do notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnשָׁ֙בוּ֙sha.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430;despite allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹֽאת׃ZotH2063,they do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808seek Himבִקְשֻׁ֖הוּvik.Shu.huH1245.

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.

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