New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 2:7-15

7She willpursueוְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.FahH7291her loversH157,but she will not overtakeתַשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381them;And she will seekוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamH1245them, but will not findתִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672them.Then she will sayH559, ‘I will goH1980backוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to myfirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandאִישִׁ֣י'i.ShiH376, For it wasbetterH2896for me thenאָ֖ז'azH227thanH4480nowמֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahH6258!’

8“For she doesnot knowיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045that it wasI who gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414her the grainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715,the newוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492and the oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֑רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,And lavishedהִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235on her silverוְכֶ֨סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, Which theyusedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213for Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃la.Ba.'alH1168.

9Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651, I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947backH7725My grainדְגָנִי֙de.ga.NiH1715atharvest timeבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256And My newוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492wineH8492in its seasonבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150.I will also takeH5337awayוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.tzal.TiH5337My woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and My flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593Givento coverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172.

10And thenוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258I willuncoverאֲגַלֶּ֥ה'a.ga.LehH1540her lewdnessנַבְלֻתָ֖הּnav.lu.TahH5040In the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,And noH3808oneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will rescueיַצִּילֶ֥נָּהya.tzi.Le.nahH5337her out of My handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

11I will alsoputוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673an endH7673to allכָּל־kol-H3605her gaietyמְשׂוֹשָׂ֔הּme.so.SahH4885, Herfeastsחַגָּ֖הּcha.GahH2282, hernewחָדְשָׁ֣הּcha.de.ShahH2320moonsH2320,her sabbathsוְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּve.shab.ba.TahH7676And allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605her festalבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150assembliesמוֹעֲדָֽהּ׃mo.'a.DahH4150.

12I willdestroyוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074her vinesגַּפְנָהּ֙gaf.NahH1612and figוּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּu.te.'E.na.TahH8384treesH8384,Of whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she saidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, ‘Theseהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992are my wagesאֶתְנָ֥ה'et.NahH866Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834my loversH157have givenנָֽתְנוּ־na.te.nu-H5414me.’ And I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםve.sam.TimH7760them a forestלְיַ֔עַרle.Ya.'arH3293, And thebeastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704will devourוַאֲכָלָ֖תַםva.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

13I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485her for thedaysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of the Baalsהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168Whenאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she used toofferH6999sacrificesH6999to them Andadornוַתַּ֤עַדva.Ta.'adH5710herself with herearringsנִזְמָהּ֙niz.MahH5141and jewelryוְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּve.chel.ya.TahH2484,And followוַתֵּ֖לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֣יva.Te.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, so that sheforgotשָׁכְחָ֖הsha.khe.ChahH7911Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

14“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I will allureמְפַתֶּ֔יהָme.fa.Tei.haH6601her,Bringוְהֹֽלַכְתִּ֖יהָve.ho.lakh.Ti.haH1980her into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057And speakוְדִבַּרְתִּ֖יve.di.bar.TiH1696kindlyלִבָּֽהּ׃li.BahH3820to her.

15Then I will giveוְנָתַ֨תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414her hervineyardsכְּרָמֶ֙יהָ֙ke.ra.Mei.haH3754from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033, Andthe valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010of Achorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911as a doorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615. And she willsingH6031thereשָּׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033as in the daysH3117of her youthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271, As in thedayH3117when she cameעֲלֹתָ֥הּ'a.lo.TahH5927up from the landמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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