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Hosea 4:1-9

1Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,ye childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath a controversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, because there isno truthאֱמֶ֧ת'e.MetH571,nor mercyחֶ֛סֶדChe.sedH2617,nor knowledgeדַּ֥עַתDa.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2By swearingאָלֹ֣ה'a.LohH422,and lyingוְכַחֵ֔שׁve.kha.CheshH3584,and killingוְרָצֹ֥חַve.ra.Tzo.achH7523,and stealingוְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.NoH1589,and committing adulteryוְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'OfH5003,they break outפָּרָ֕צוּpa.Ra.tzuH6555,and bloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818touchethנָגָֽעוּ׃na.Ga.'uH5060bloodבְּדָמִ֖יםbe.da.MimH1818.

3Therefore shall the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56,and every one that dwellethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427therein shall languishוְאֻמְלַל֙ve.'um.LalH535,with the beastsבְּחַיַּ֥תbe.chai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,and with the fowlsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;yea, the fishesדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220also shall be taken awayיֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃ye.'a.Se.fuH622.

4Yet let no manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376striveיָרֵ֖בya.RevH7378,nor reproveיוֹכַ֣חyo.KhachH3198anotherאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:for thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971areas they that striveכִּמְרִיבֵ֥יkim.ri.VeiH7378with the priestכֹהֵֽן׃kho.HenH3548.

5Therefore shalt thou fallוְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ve.kha.shal.TaH3782in the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,and the prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030also shall fallוְכָשַׁ֧לve.kha.ShalH3782with thee in the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,and I will destroyוְדָמִ֖יתִיve.da.Mi.tiH1820thy motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517.

6My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971are destroyedנִדְמ֥וּnid.MuH1820for lack of knowledgeהַדָּ֑עַתha.Da.'atH1847:because thou hast rejectedמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3988knowledgeהַדַּ֣עַתha.Da.'atH1847,I will also rejectוְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ve.'em.'a.se.KhaH3988thee, that thou shalt be no priestמִכַּהֵ֣ןmi.ka.HenH3547to me: seeing thou hast forgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙va.tish.KachH7911the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,I will also forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911thy childrenבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

7As they were increasedH7230,so they sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against me: thereforewill I changeאָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH4171their gloryכְּבוֹדָ֖םke.vo.DamH3519into shameבְּקָל֥וֹןbe.ka.LonH7036.

8They eat upיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398the sinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,and they setיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375their heartנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315on their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

9And there shall be, like peopleכָעָ֖םkha.'AmH5971,like priestכַּכֹּהֵ֑ןka.ko.HenH3548:and I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them for their waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,and rewardאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725them their doingsוּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוu.ma.'a.la.LavH4611.

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