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Hosea 4:1-9

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;

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