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Hosea 13:9-16

9O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thou hast destroyedשִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥shi.chet.KhaH7843thyself; but in me isthine helpבְעֶזְרֶֽךָ׃ve.'ez.Re.khaH5828.

10I willאֱהִ֤י'e.HiH165be thy kingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428:whereאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645is any otherthat may saveוְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ve.yo.shi.'a.KhaH3467thee in all thy citiesעָרֶ֑יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892?and thy judgesוְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָve.Sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199of whom thou saidstאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me a kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and princesוְשָׂרִֽים׃ve.sa.RimH8269?

11I gaveאֶֽתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee a kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428in mine angerבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639,and tookוְאֶקַּ֖חve.'e.KachH3947himaway in my wrathבְּעֶבְרָתִֽי׃ סbe.'ev.ra.TiH5678.

12The iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isbound upצָרוּר֙tza.RurH6887;his sinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403ishidצְפוּנָ֖הtze.fu.NahH6845.

13The sorrowsחֶבְלֵ֥יchev.LeiH2256of a travailing womanיֽוֹלֵדָ֖הyo.le.DahH3205shall comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935upon him: he isan unwiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450sonבֵן֙venH1121;for he should not stayיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975longעֵ֥ת'etH6256in the place ofthe breaking forthבְּמִשְׁבַּ֥רbe.mish.BarH4866of childrenבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121.

14I will ransomאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299them from the powerמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of the graveשְׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585;I will redeemאֶגְאָלֵ֑ם'eg.'a.LemH1350them from deathמִמָּ֖וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194:O deathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194,I willאֱהִ֨י'e.HiH165be thy plaguesדְבָרֶיךָ֜de.va.rei.KhaH1698;O graveשְׁא֔וֹלshe.'olH7585,I willאֱהִ֤י'e.HiH165be thy destructionקָֽטָבְךָ֙ka.ta.ve.ChaH6987:repentanceנֹ֖חַםNo.chamH5164shall be hidיִסָּתֵ֥רyi.sa.TerH5641from mine eyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

15Though he be fruitfulיַפְרִ֑יאyaf.Ri'H6500among hisbrethrenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251,an east windקָדִים֩ka.DimH6921shall comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935,the windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall come upעֹלֶ֗ה'o.LehH5927from the wildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057,and his springמְקוֹרוֹ֙me.ko.RoH4726shall become dryH954,and his fountainמַעְיָנ֔וֹma'.ya.NoH4599shall be dried upוְיֶחֱרַ֣בve.ye.che.RavH2717:he shall spoilיִשְׁסֶ֔הyish.SehH8154the treasureאוֹצַ֖ר'o.TzarH214of all pleasantחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532vesselsכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

16Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shall become desolateתֶּאְשַׁם֙te'.ShamH816;for she hath rebelledמָרְתָ֖הma.re.TahH4784against her Godבֵּֽאלֹהֶ֑יהָbe.lo.Hei.haH430:they shall fallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719:their infantsעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם'o.le.lei.HemH5768shall be dashed in piecesיְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּye.ru.Ta.shuH7376,and their women with childוְהָרִיּוֹתָ֖יוve.ha.ri.yo.TavH2030shall be ripped upיְבֻקָּֽעוּ׃ פye.vu.Ka.'uH1234.

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