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Hosea 9:1-5

1Do notאַל־'al-H408rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֨חtis.MachH8055,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,withאֶל־'el-H413exultationגִּיל֙gilH1524like the nationsכָּֽעַמִּ֔יםka.'a.MimH5971,forכִּ֥יkiH3588you have played the harlotזָנִ֖יתָza.Ni.taH2181againstמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;you have made loveאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157forhireאֶתְנָ֔ן'et.NanH868onעַ֖ל'alH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605threshing floorגָּרְנ֥וֹת דָּגָֽן׃ga.re.Not da.GanH1637 H1715.

2The threshing floorגֹּ֥רֶןGo.renH1637and winepressוָיֶ֖קֶבva.Ye.kevH3342will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808feed themיִרְעֵ֑םyir.'EmH7462,and the new wineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492will fail themיְכַ֥חֶשׁye.Kha.cheshH3584.

3They will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808remainיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669will returnוְשָׁ֤בve.ShavH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398unclean foodטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931in Assyriaוּבְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.ve.'a.ShurH804.

4They will notלֹא־lo'-H3808pour outיִסְּכ֨וּyi.se.KhuH5258wineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196offeringsto the LORDלַיהוָ֥ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,and their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶ֗םziv.chei.HemH2077will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pleaseיֶֽעֶרְבוּ־ye.'er.vu-H6149Him, but will be to themlike the breadכְּלֶ֤חֶםke.Le.chemH3899of mournersאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH205;allכָּל־kol-H3605who eatאֹכְלָ֖יו'o.khe.LavH398will be defiledיִטַמָּ֑אוּyi.ta.Ma.'uH2930.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588their breadלַחְמָ֣םlach.MamH3899will befor themselvesלְנַפְשָׁ֔םle.naf.ShamH5315;it will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808enterיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100will you doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213on the appointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117,on the dayוּלְי֖וֹםu.le.YomH3117of the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068feastחַג־chag-H2282?

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