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Hosea 8:8-14

8Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478is swallowed upנִבְלַ֖עniv.La'H1104!Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258they areהָי֣וּha.YuH1961among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471like a worthlessאֵֽין־ חֵ֥פֶץ'ein- Che.fetzH369 H2656vesselכִּכְלִ֖יkikh.LiH3627.

9Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992have gone upעָל֣וּ'a.LuH5927to Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804like a wild donkeyפֶּ֖רֶאPe.re'H6501on its ownבּוֹדֵ֣דbo.DedH909.Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669has hiredהִתְנ֥וּhit.NuH8566loversאֲהָבִֽים'a.ha.VimH158.

10Thoughגַּ֛ם כִּֽי־gam ki-H1571 H3588they hire alliesיִתְנ֥וּyit.NuH8566among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֖םva.go.YimH1471,I will nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258round them upאֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908,and they will beginוַיָּחֵ֣לּוּvai.ya.Che.luH2490to diminishמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592under the oppressionמִמַּשָּׂ֖אmi.ma.Sa'H4853of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of princesשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269.

11Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669multipliedהִרְבָּ֥הhir.BahH7235the altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֖תmiz.be.ChotH4196for sinלַחֲטֹ֑אla.cha.To'H2398,they becameהָיוּ־ha.yu-H1961hisaltarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for sinningלַחֲטֹֽא׃la.cha.To'H2398.

12Though I wrote for themH3789the great thingsH7239of My lawתּֽוֹרָתִ֑יto.ra.TiH8451,they regarded themנֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃nech.Sha.vuH2803asכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644something strangeזָ֖רzarH2114.

13Though they offerיִזְבְּח֤וּyiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077as gifts to Meהַבְהָבַ֗יhav.ha.VaiH1890,and though they eatוַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398the meatבָשָׂר֙va.SarH1320,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808accept themרָצָ֑םra.TzamH7521.Nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258He will rememberיִזְכֹּ֤רyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and punishוְיִפְקֹ֣דve.yif.KodH6485their sinsחַטֹּאותָ֔םcha.to.TamH2403:Theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992will returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853has forgottenוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨חvai.yish.KachH7911his Makerעֹשֵׂ֗הוּ'o.Se.huH6213and builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129palacesהֵֽיכָל֔וֹתhei.kha.LotH1964;Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063has multipliedהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235its fortifiedבְּצֻר֑וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892.But I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784upon their citiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892,and it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398their citadelsאַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.

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