New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 11:1-8

1Whenכִּ֛יkiH3588Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasa youthנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288I lovedוָאֹהֲבֵ֑הוּva.'o.ha.Ve.huH157him, Andout of Egyptוּמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםu.mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714Icalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121My sonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121.

2The morethey calledקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121them,The moreכֵּ֚ןkenH3651they wentהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980from them; They keptsacrificingיְזַבֵּ֔חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076to the Baalsלַבְּעָלִ֣יםla.be.'a.LimH1168AndburningH6999incenseH6999to idolsוְלַפְּסִלִ֖יםve.la.pe.si.LimH6456.

3Yet it is I who taughtH7270Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669to walkH7270, Itookקָחָ֖םka.ChamH3947them in My armsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220;But they did not knowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045that Ihealedרְפָאתִֽים׃re.fa.TimH7495them.

4Iledאֶמְשְׁכֵם֙'em.she.KhemH4900them with cordsבְּחַבְלֵ֨יbe.chav.LeiH2256of a manאָדָ֤ם'a.DamH120,with bondsבַּעֲבֹת֣וֹתba.'a.vo.TotH5688of loveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160, AndI becameוָאֶהְיֶ֥הva.'eh.YehH1961to them as one who liftsכִּמְרִ֥ימֵיkim.Ri.meiH7311the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923from their jawsלְחֵיהֶ֑םle.chei.HemH3895;And I bentH5186downH5186andfedאוֹכִֽיל׃'o.KhilH398them.

5They will not returnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;But Assyriaוְאַשּׁ֖וּרve.'a.ShurH804--he will betheir kingמַלְכּ֑וֹmal.KoH4428Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theyrefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985to returnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725to Me.

6Theswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719will whirlוְחָלָ֥הve.cha.LahH2342againsttheir citiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892,And will demolishH3615their gate barsH905AndconsumeH3615thembecauseH4480of theircounselsמִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.HemH4156.

7So My peopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971are bentתְלוּאִ֖יםte.lu.'ImH8511onturningלִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑יlim.shu.va.TiH4878from Me. Thoughthey callיִקְרָאֻ֔הוּyik.ra.'U.huH7121them to the Oneon highעַל֙'alH5920,Noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808at allיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162exaltsיְרוֹמֵם׃ye.ro.memH7311Him.

8Howאֵ֞יךְ'eikhH349can I giveאֶתֶּנְךָ֣'e.ten.KhaH5414you up, O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669?How can I surrenderאֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙'a.ma.gen.KhaH4042you, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349can Imakeאֶתֶּנְךָ֣'e.ten.KhaH5414you likeAdmahכְאַדְמָ֔הkhe.'ad.MahH126?How can I treatאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760you likeZeboiimכִּצְבֹאיִ֑םkitz.vo.YimH6636?My heartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820is turnedH2015overH2015withinעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921Me,Allיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162My compassionsנִחוּמָֽי׃ni.chu.MaiH5150are kindledנִכְמְר֥וּnikh.me.RuH3648.

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