1WhenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasachild,thenIlovedH157him,andoutofEgyptוּמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםu.mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714IcalledH7121mysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121. 2AstheycalledH7121them,sotheywentH1980fromthem:theysacrificedH2076untotheBaalsלַבְּעָלִ֣יםla.be.'a.LimH1168,andburnedincenseH6999togravenimages. 3AndIitwasthattaughtEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669towalk, —HetookH3947themuponhisarmsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220, —buttheyknewH3045notthatIhealedרְפָאתִֽים׃re.fa.TimH7495them. 5HeshallnotreturnH7725intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,buttheAssyrianshallbehiskingמַלְכּ֑וֹmal.KoH4428;fortheyrefusedH3985toreturnH7725[tome]; 6andtheswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shallturnaboutinhiscitiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892,andshallconsumeH398hisbars,anddevourוְאָכָ֑לָהve.'a.Kha.lahH398[them], becauseoftheirowncounselsH4156. 7Yea,mypeopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971arebentuponbackslidingfromme: thoughtheycallיִקְרָאֻ֔הוּyik.ra.'U.huH7121themtotheMostHighH7311,noneatallexalteth [him]. 8Howאֵ֞יךְ'eikhH349shallIgiveH5414theeover,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669? [howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349]shallIdelivertheeup,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?howH349shallImakeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760theeasAdmahכְאַדְמָ֔הkhe.'ad.MahH126? [howH349]shallIsetH7760theeasZeboim?Myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820isturnedH2015withinme,myrepentingsarekindledtogetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162. 9Iwillnotexecutethefiercenessofmineangerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639,Iwillnotagaindestroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;forIamGodאֵ֤ל'elH410,andnotmanH376, —theHolyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918OneH376inthemidstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֣be.kir.be.ChaH7130ofthee:andIwillnotcomeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935inangerH639. 10TheyshallwalkafterJehovah;heshallroarיִשְׁאָ֑גyish.'AgH7580likealionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738;whenheshallroarיִשְׁאַ֔גyish.'AgH7580,thenthechildrenshallhastenfromthewestמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220: 11theyshallhastenasabirdכְצִפּוֹר֙khe.tzi.pOrH6833outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andasadoveוּכְיוֹנָ֖הu.khe.yo.NahH3123outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804;andIwillcausethemtodwellוְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֥יםve.ho.shav.TimH3427intheirhousesH1004, saithJehovah. 12Ephraim encompasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah yet walketh with God, and with the holy things of truth. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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