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Hosea 8:1-6

1Setthe trumpetשֹׁפָ֔רsho.FarH7782to thy mouthחִכְּךָ֣chi.ke.KhaH2441. He shall comeas an eagleכַּנֶּ֖שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404against the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,because they have transgressedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674my covenantבְרִיתִ֔יve.ri.TiH1285,and trespassedפָּשָֽׁעוּ׃pa.Sha.'uH6586against my lawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451.

2Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall cryיִזְעָ֑קוּyiz.'A.kuH2199unto me, My Godאֱלֹהַ֥י'e.lo.HaiH430,we knowיְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָye.da.'a.Nu.khaH3045thee.

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath cast offזָנַ֥חza.NachH2186the thing that isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896:the enemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341shall pursueיִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃yir.De.fovH7291him.

4They have set up kingsהִמְלִיכוּ֙him.li.KhuH4427,but not by me: they have made princesהֵשִׂ֖ירוּhe.Si.ruH7786,and I knewיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045itnot: of their silverכַּסְפָּ֣םkas.PamH3701and their goldוּזְהָבָ֗םu.ze.ha.VamH2091have they madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213them idolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091,that they may be cut offיִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.RetH3772.

5Thy calfעֶגְלֵ֣ךְ'eg.LekhH5695,O Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,hath castזָנַח֙za.NachH2186theeoff; mine angerאַפִּ֖י'a.PiH639is kindledחָרָ֥הcha.RahH2734against them: how long will it beereלֹ֥אlo'H3808they attainיוּכְל֖וּyu.khe.LuH3201to innocencyנִקָּיֹֽן׃ni.ka.YonH5356?

6For from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478wasit also: the workmanחָרָ֣שׁcha.RashH2796madeעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213it; therefore it isnot Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430:but the calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111shall be broken in piecesשְׁבָבִ֣יםshe.va.VimH7616.

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