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Hosea 12:1-6

1EphraimH669feedethרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462on windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307,and followethוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291after the east windקָדִ֔יםka.DimH6921:he dailyהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117increasethיַרְבֶּ֑הyar.BehH7235liesכָּזָ֥בka.ZavH3577and desolationוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701;and they do makeיִכְרֹ֔תוּyikh.Ro.tuH3772a covenantוּבְרִית֙u.ve.RitH1285with the Assyriansאַשּׁ֣וּר'a.ShurH804,and oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081is carriedיוּבָֽל׃yu.ValH2986into Egyptלְמִצְרַ֥יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2The Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068hath also a controversyוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379with Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and will punishוְלִפְקֹ֤דve.lif.KodH6485Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוkid.ra.KhavH1870;according to his doingsכְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוke.ma.'a.la.LavH4611will he recompenseיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725him.

3He took his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251by the heelעָקַ֣ב'a.KavH6117in the wombבַּבֶּ֖טֶןba.Be.tenH990,and by his strengthוּבְאוֹנ֖וֹu.ve.'o.NoH202he had powerשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8280with Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

4Yea, he had powerוָיָּ֤שַׂרvai.Ya.sarH7786over the angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397,and prevailedוַיֻּכָ֔לvai.yu.KhalH3201:he weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058,and made supplicationוַיִּתְחַנֶּן־vai.yit.cha.nen-H2603unto him: he foundיִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּyim.tza.'E.nuH4672him inBeth–elH1008,and there he spakeיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696with us;

5Even the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsהַצְּבָא֑וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635;the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ishis memorialזִכְרֽוֹ׃zikh.RoH2143.

6Therefore turnתָשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725thou to thy GodH430:keepשְׁמֹ֔רshe.MorH8104mercyחֶ֤סֶדChe.sedH2617and judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּט֙u.mish.PatH4941,and waitוְקַוֵּ֥הve.ka.VehH6960on thy GodH430continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

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