New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 4:15-17

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.

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