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Hosea 2:5-9

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.

7And she shall followוְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.FahH7291after her loversH157,but she shall not overtakeתַשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381them; and she shall seekוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamH1245them, but shall not findתִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672them:then shall she sayH559,I will goH3212and returnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to my firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandאִישִׁ֣י'i.ShiH376; for then was itbetterH2896with me than nowמֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahH6258.

8For she did not knowיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045that I gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414her cornהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715,and wineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֑רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,and multipliedהִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235her silverוְכֶ֨סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, whichthey preparedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213for Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃la.Ba.'alH1168.

9Therefore will I returnH7725,and take awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947my cornדְגָנִי֙de.ga.NiH1715in the timeבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256thereof, and my wineוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492in the seasonבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150thereof, and will recoverוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.tzal.TiH5337my woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and my flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593givento coverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172.

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