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Hosea 5:9-14

9Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669shall be desolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of rebukeתּֽוֹכֵחָ֑הto.khe.ChahH8433:among the tribesבְּשִׁבְטֵי֙be.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have I made knownהוֹדַ֖עְתִּיho.Da'.tiH3045that which shall surely beנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539.

10The princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063were like them that removeכְּמַסִּיגֵ֖יke.ma.si.GeiH5253the boundגְּב֑וּלge.VulH1366: thereforeI will pour outאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210my wrathעֶבְרָתִֽי׃'ev.ra.TiH5678upon them like waterכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325.

11Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isoppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231andbrokenרְצ֣וּץre.TzutzH7533in judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,because he willinglyהוֹאִ֔ילho.'IlH2974walkedהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310the commandmentצָֽו׃TzavH6673.

12Therefore will I beunto Ephraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669as a mothכָעָ֖שׁkha.'AshH6211,and to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063as rottennessוְכָרָקָ֖בve.kha.ra.KavH7538.

13When Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200his sicknessחָלְי֗וֹchal.YoH2483,and Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063sawhis woundמְזֹר֔וֹme.zo.RoH4205,then wentH3212Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669to the Assyrianאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971to kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Jarebיָרֵ֑בya.RevH7378 H3377:yet couldיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201he not healלִרְפֹּ֣אlir.Po'H7495you, nor cureיִגְהֶ֥הyig.HehH1455you of your woundמָזֽוֹר׃ma.ZorH4205.

14For I will beunto Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669as a lionכַשַּׁ֙חַל֙kha.Sha.chalH7826,and as a young lionוְכַכְּפִ֖ירve.kha.ke.FirH3715to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: I, evenI, will tearאֶטְרֹף֙'et.RofH2963and go awayH3212;I will take awayאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375,and none shall rescueמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337him.

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