New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 4:4-8

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.

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