1Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah, yechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;forJehovahhathacontroversywiththeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;forthereisnotruthH571,norgoodness,norknowledgeדַּ֥עַתDa.'atH1847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776. 2SwearingH422,andlying,andkilling,andstealingוְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.NoH1589,andcommittingH5003adulteryוְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'OfH5003, —theybreakH6555out;andbloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818touchethbloodבְּדָמִ֖יםbe.da.MimH1818. 3Forthisshallthelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournH56,andeveryonethatdwelleth thereinshalllanguishH535,withthebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,andwiththefowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, yea,thefishesoftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571shallbetakenaway. 4YetletnomanH376strive,andletnomanH376reproveיוֹכַ֣חyo.KhachH3198;forthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971areastheythatstrivewiththepriestכֹהֵֽן׃kho.HenH3548. 5Andthou shaltstumbleוְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ve.kha.shal.TaH3782bydayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;andtheprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030alsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallstumbleוְכָשַׁ֧לve.kha.ShalH3782withtheebynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915:andIwilldestroyH1820thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517. 6Mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971aredestroyedנִדְמ֥וּnid.MuH1820forlackofknowledgeהַדָּ֑עַתha.Da.'atH1847;forthou hastrejectedמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3988knowledgeהַדַּ֣עַתha.Da.'atH1847,andIwillrejectוְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ve.'em.'a.se.KhaH3988thee,thatthou shaltbenopriestמִכַּהֵ֣ןmi.ka.HenH3547tome;seeingthou hastforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙va.tish.KachH7911thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571willforgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911thychildren. 7AstheyweremultipliedH7235,sotheysinnedH2398againstme:Iwillchangetheirgloryכְּבוֹדָ֖םke.vo.DamH3519intoshameבְּקָל֥וֹןbe.ka.LonH7036. 8Theyeatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398thesinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403ofmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,andtheirsoulH5315longethfortheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771. 9Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961asthepeopleכָעָ֖םkha.'AmH5971sothepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֑ןka.ko.HenH3548;andIwillvisitוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485theirwaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870uponthem,andrecompensetothemtheirdoings; 10andtheyshalleatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398,andnothaveenough;theyshallcommitwhoredom,andshallnotincrease:fortheyhaveleftH5800offtakingheedH8104toJehovah. 12Mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971askH7592counseloftheirstock,andtheirstaffH4731declareth untothem;forthespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307ofwhoredoms causeth [them]toerrH8582,andtheyhavegoneH8582awhoringfromundertheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430: 13theysacrificeיְזַבֵּ֗חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076uponthetopsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218ofthemountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022,andburnincenseH6999uponthehillsהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ha.ge.va.'OtH1389,underoakH424andpoplarוְלִבְנֶ֛הve.liv.NehH3839andterebinthוְאֵלָ֖הve.'e.LahH424,becausetheshadeצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738thereofisgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896;thereforeH3651yourdaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323playH2181theharlotandyourdaughters-in-lawcommitתְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃te.na.'Af.nahH5003adulteryH5003. 14IwillnotpunishH6485yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323whentheyplayH2181theharlot,noryourdaughters-in-lawfortheircommittingתְנָאַ֔פְנָהte.na.'Af.nahH5003adulteryH5003;fortheythemselvesgoasidewithharlots,andtheysacrificeיְזַבֵּ֑חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076withprostitutesH2181:andthepeopleוְעָ֥םve.'AmH5971thatdothnotunderstandיָבִ֖יןya.VinH995shallcometoruin. 15Thoughthou,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,playH2181theharlot,letnotJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063trespass;andcomeH935yenotuntoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,neithergoתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935uptoBeth-aven,norswearתִּשָּׁבְע֖וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650[As]Jehovahliveth! 16ForIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478isrefractoryasanuntractableheiferכְּפָרָ֣הke.fa.RahH6510;nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258willJehovahfeedH7462themasalambכְּכֶ֖בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532inawide [pasture]. 17—Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isjoinedחֲב֧וּרcha.VurH2266toidolsעֲצַבִּ֛ים'a.tza.BimH6091:leavehim alone. 18Theirdrinkסָבְאָ֑םsa.ve.'AmH5435issour;theygive themselvesuptowhoredom;hergreat men passionatelyloveH157[their]shameקָל֖וֹןka.LonH7036. 19Thewindר֛וּחַRu.achH7307hathwrappedherupinitswingsבִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָbikh.na.Fei.haH3671,andtheyshall beashamedוְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954becauseoftheirsacrificesH2077. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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