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Hosea 9:11-17

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!

15Allכָּל־kol-H3605their evilרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451appears at Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּל֙ba.gil.GalH1537,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033I hated themשְׂנֵאתִ֔יםse.ne.TimH8130.I will drive themאֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם'a.ga.re.ShemH1644from My houseמִבֵּיתִ֖יmi.bei.TiH1004forעַ֚ל'alH5921the wickednessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of their deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611.I will noלֹ֤אlo'H3808longerאוֹסֵף֙'o.SefH3254love themאַהֲבָתָ֔ם'a.ha.va.TamH160;allכָּל־kol-H3605their leadersשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269are rebelliousסֹרְרִֽים׃so.re.RimH5637.

16Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is struck downהֻכָּ֣הhu.KahH5221;their rootשָׁרְשָׁ֥םsha.re.ShamH8328is witheredיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3001;they cannot bearיַעֲשׂ֑וּןya.'a.SunH6213fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529 H1097.Evenגַּ֚םgamH1571ifכִּ֣יkiH3588they bear childrenיֵֽלֵד֔וּןye.le.DunH3205,I will slayוְהֵמַתִּ֖יve.he.ma.TiH4191the darlingsמַחֲמַדֵּ֥יma.cha.ma.DeiH4261of their wombsבִטְנָֽם׃ סvit.NamH990.

17My Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430will reject themיִמְאָסֵ֣םyim.'a.SemH3988becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588they have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808obeyedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085Him;and they shall beוְיִהְי֥וּve.yih.YuH1961wanderersנֹדְדִ֖יםno.de.DimH5074among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ סba.go.YimH1471.

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