New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 4:12-19

12My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971consultיִשְׁאָ֔לyish.'AlH7592their woodenבְּעֵצ֣וֹbe.'e.TzoH6086idol, and their diviner’swandוּמַקְל֖וֹu.mak.LoH4731informsיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046them;For a spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of harlotryזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183has ledH8582themastrayH8582,And they have playedH2181the harlotH2181, departingfrom their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

13They offerH2076sacrificesיְזַבֵּ֗חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076on thetopsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022AndburnH6999incenseH6999on the hillsהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ha.ge.va.'OtH1389,Underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478oakאַלּ֧וֹן'a.LonH437,poplarוְלִבְנֶ֛הve.liv.NehH3839and terebinthוְאֵלָ֖הve.'e.LahH424,Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588their shadeצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738is pleasantט֣וֹבTovH2896.Thereforeכֵּ֗ןKenH5921 H3651your daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323playH2181the harlotH2181And yourbridesוְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.kha.lo.tei.KhemH3618commitתְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃te.na.'Af.nahH5003adulteryH5003.

14I will not punishאֶפְק֨וֹד'ef.KodH6485your daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323whenH3588they playH2181the harlotH2181Or yourbridesכַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ka.lo.tei.KhemH3618whenH3588they commitתְנָאַ֔פְנָהte.na.'Af.nahH5003adulteryH5003, For the menthemselvesהֵם֙hemH1992goH6504apartH6504with harlotsH2181And offerH2076sacrificesיְזַבֵּ֑חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076withtempleH6945prostitutesH6945;So the peopleוְעָ֥םve.'AmH5971withoutH3808understandingיָבִ֖יןya.VinH995areruinedיִלָּבֵֽט׃yi.la.VetH3832.

15Thoughאִם־'im-H518you, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,playH2181the harlotH2181,Do not let Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063becomeיֶאְשַׁ֖םye'.ShamH816guiltyH816;Also do not goתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,Or goתַּעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927up to Beth-avenH1007And takeH7650the oathH7650: “As the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416!”

16Sinceכִּ֚יkiH3588Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478isstubbornסֹֽרֵרָ֔הso.re.RahH5637Like a stubbornסָרַ֖רsa.RarH5637heiferH6499,Can the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258pastureיִרְעֵ֣םyir.'EmH7462themLike a lambכְּכֶ֖בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532in a largeH4800fieldH4800?

17Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is joinedחֲב֧וּרcha.VurH2266toidolsעֲצַבִּ֛ים'a.tza.BimH6091;LetH5117him aloneהַֽנַּֽח־ha.nach-H5117.

18Their liquorסָבְאָ֑םsa.ve.'AmH5435goneסָ֖רsarH5493,They playH2181the harlotH2181continuallyH2181; Theirrulersמָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃ma.gi.Nei.haH4043dearlyאָהֲב֥וּ'a.ha.VuH157loveהֵב֛וּhe.VuH157shameקָל֖וֹןka.LonH7036.

19The windר֛וּחַRu.achH7307wrapsצָרַ֥רtza.RarH6887them in its wingsבִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָbikh.na.Fei.haH3671,And they will be ashamedוְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954becauseH4480of their sacrificesמִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם סmi.ziv.cho.TamH2077.

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