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Hosea 9:10-14

10I foundמָצָ֙אתִי֙ma.Tza.tiH4672Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478like grapesכַּעֲנָבִ֣יםka.'a.na.VimH6025in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057.I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1as the firstfruitsכְּבִכּוּרָ֤הke.vi.ku.RahH1063of the fig treeבִתְאֵנָה֙vit.'e.NahH8384in its first seasonבְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּbe.Re.shi.TahH7225.But theyהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992wentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to Baal-peorH1187,and consecratedוַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙vai.yi.na.ze.RuH5144themselves to Shameלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתla.Bo.shetH1322;so they becameוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961as detestableשִׁקּוּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251as the thing they lovedכְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ke.'o.ho.VamH157.

11Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669gloryכְּבוֹדָ֑םke.vo.DamH3519will fly awayיִתְעוֹפֵ֣ףyit.'o.FefH5774like a birdכָּע֖וֹףka.'ofH5775,with no birthמִלֵּדָ֥הmi.le.DahH3205,no pregnancyוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990,and no conceptionוּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃u.me.he.ra.YonH2032.

12Evenכִּ֤יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518they raiseיְגַדְּלוּ֙ye.ga.de.LuH1431אֶת־'et-H853their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֔םbe.nei.HemH1121,I will bereave themוְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםve.shi.kal.TimH7921of each oneמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120.Yesכִּֽי־ גַם־ki- gam-H3588 H1571,woeא֥וֹי'oH188be to themwhen I turn awayבְּשׂוּרִ֥יbe.su.RiH5493from them!

13I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,likeכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834Tyreלְצ֖וֹרle.TzorH6865,plantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in a meadowבְנָוֶ֑הve.na.VehH5116.But Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֕יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669will bring outלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318his childrenבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121אֶל־'el-H413for slaughterהֹרֵ֖גho.RegH2026.

14Giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them,O LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068—whatמַה־mah-H4100will You giveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414?Giveתֵּן־ten-H5414themwombsרֶ֣חֶםRe.chemH7358that miscarryמַשְׁכִּ֔ילmash.KilH7921and breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699that dry upצֹמְקִֽים׃tzo.me.KimH6784!

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