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Hosea 2:2-5

2Pleadרִ֤יבוּRi.vuH7378with your motherבְאִמְּכֶם֙ve.'i.me.KhemH517,pleadרִ֔יבוּRi.vuH7378: for she isnot my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802, neither amI her husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376:let her therefore put awayוְתָסֵ֤רve.ta.SerH5493her whoredomsזְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙ze.nu.Nei.haH2183out of her sightמִפָּנֶ֔יהmi.pa.NeihH6440,and her adulteriesוְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָve.na.'a.fu.Fei.haH5005from between her breastsשָׁדֶֽיהָ׃sha.Dei.haH7699;

3Lest I stripאַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה'af.shi.Te.nahH6584her nakedעֲרֻמָּ֔ה'a.ru.MahH6174,and setוְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָve.Hi.tzag.Ti.haH3322her as in the dayכְּי֖וֹםke.YomH3117that she was bornהִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּhi.val.DahH3205,and makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760her as a wildernessכַמִּדְבָּ֗רkha.mid.BarH4057,and setוְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙ve.sha.Ti.haH7896her like a dryצִיָּ֔הtzi.YahH6723landכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776,and slayוַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָva.ha.mi.Ti.haH4191her with thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

4And I will not have mercyאֲרַחֵ֑ם'a.ra.ChemH7355upon her childrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121; for they bethe childrenבְנֵ֥יve.NeiH1121of whoredomsH2183.

5For their motherאִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH517hath played the harlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181:she that conceivedהֽוֹרָתָ֑םho.ra.TamH2029them hath done shamefullyH3001:for she saidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559,I will goH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310my loversמְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.VaiH157,that giveנֹתְנֵ֤יno.te.NeiH5414memy breadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899and my waterוּמֵימַ֔יu.mei.MaiH4325,my woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and my flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593,mine oilשַׁמְנִ֖יsham.NiH8081and my drinkוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ve.shi.ku.YaiH8250.

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