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Hosea 4:8-13

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.

10For they shall eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398,and not have enoughיִשְׂבָּ֔עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646:they shall commit whoredomהִזְנ֖וּhiz.NuH2181,and shall not increaseיִפְרֹ֑צוּyif.Ro.tzuH6555:because they have left offעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800to take heedלִשְׁמֹֽר׃lish.MorH8104to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068.

11Whoredomזְנ֛וּתze.NutH2184and wineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196and new wineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492take awayיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947the heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

12My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971askיִשְׁאָ֔לyish.'AlH7592counsel at their stocksבְּעֵצ֣וֹbe.'e.TzoH6086,and their staffוּמַקְל֖וֹu.mak.LoH4731declarethיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046unto them: for the spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of whoredomsזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183hath caused themto errהִתְעָ֔הhit.'AhH8582,and they have gone a whoringוַיִּזְנ֖וּvai.yiz.NuH2181from under their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

13They sacrificeיְזַבֵּ֗חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076upon the topsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and burn incenseיְקַטֵּ֔רוּye.ka.Te.ruH6999upon the hillsהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ha.ge.va.'OtH1389,under oaksאַלּ֧וֹן'a.LonH437and poplarsוְלִבְנֶ֛הve.liv.NehH3839and elmsוְאֵלָ֖הve.'e.LahH424,because the shadowצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738thereof isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896:therefore your daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323shall commit whoredomתִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙tiz.Nei.nahH2181,and your spousesוְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.kha.lo.tei.KhemH3618shall commit adulteryתְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃te.na.'Af.nahH5003.

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