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Hosea 4:5-15

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.

11Fornication,andwineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,andnewוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH3196takeH3947awayיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947theheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

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!

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