New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 4:1-9

1Listenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085to the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,For the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068has acaseרִ֤יבrivH7379againstעִם־'im-H5973the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,BecauseH3588thereH369isnoH369faithfulnessאֱמֶ֧ת'e.MetH571orkindnessחֶ֛סֶדChe.sedH2617Orknowledgeדַּ֥עַתDa.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2There isswearingאָלֹ֣ה'a.LohH422,deceptionוְכַחֵ֔שׁve.kha.CheshH3584,murderוְרָצֹ֥חַve.ra.Tzo.achH7523,stealingוְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.NoH1589andadulteryוְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'OfH5003.They employH6555violenceH6555, so thatbloodshedוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818followsנָגָֽעוּ׃na.Ga.'uH5060bloodshedבְּדָמִ֖יםbe.da.MimH1818.

3Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֣ן׀'al- kenH5921 H3651the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournsתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56,And everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who livesיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in it languishesוְאֻמְלַל֙ve.'um.LalH535Along with the beastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704and the birdsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571the fishדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220disappearיֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃ye.'a.Se.fuH622.

4Yetאַ֥ךְ'akhH389let noאַל־'al-H408oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376findH7378faultH7378,and let noneוְאַל־ אִ֑ישׁve.'al- 'IshH408 H376offerH3198reproofH3198;For your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971are like those whocontendH7378with the priestכֹהֵֽן׃kho.HenH3548.

5So you willstumbleוְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ve.kha.shal.TaH3782by dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,And the prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will stumbleוְכָשַׁ֧לve.kha.ShalH3782with you by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;And I will destroyוְדָמִ֖יתִיve.da.Mi.tiH1820yourmotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517.

6My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971are destroyedנִדְמ֥וּnid.MuH1820for lackH369of knowledgeהַדָּ֑עַתha.Da.'atH1847.Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you haverejectedמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3988knowledgeהַדַּ֣עַתha.Da.'atH1847, I also willrejectוְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ve.'em.'a.se.KhaH3988you from being My priestמִכַּהֵ֣ןmi.ka.HenH3547. Since you haveforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙va.tish.KachH7911thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911your childrenבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

7The more theymultipliedH7231,the moreכֵּ֣ןkenH3651they sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against Me; I willchangeאָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH4171their gloryכְּבוֹדָ֖םke.vo.DamH3519into shameבְּקָל֥וֹןbe.ka.LonH7036.

8Theyfeedיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398on thesinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971Anddirectיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375their desireנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315towardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

9And it will be, like peopleכָעָ֖םkha.'AmH5971,like priestכַּכֹּהֵ֑ןka.ko.HenH3548; So I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them for their waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870And repayאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725them for their deedsוּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוu.ma.'a.la.LavH4611.

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