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Hosea 2:4-6

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.

6Therefore, behold, I will hedgeשָׂ֥ךְsakhH7753up thy wayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870with thornsבַּסִּירִ֑יםba.si.RimH5518,and makeוְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ve.ga.dar.TiH1443a wallגְּדֵרָ֔הּge.de.RahH1447,that she shall not findתִמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672her pathsוּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ne.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.

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