New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 5:11-15

11Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isoppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231,crushedרְצ֣וּץre.TzutzH7533in judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he was determinedהוֹאִ֔ילho.'IlH2974tofollowהָלַ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵי־ha.Lakh 'a.cha.rei-H1980 H310man’scommandצָֽו׃TzavH6673.

12Therefore I am like amothכָעָ֖שׁkha.'AshH6211to Ephraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669And like rottennessוְכָרָקָ֖בve.kha.ra.KavH7538to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

13When Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200his sicknessחָלְי֗וֹchal.YoH2483,And Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063hiswoundמְזֹר֔וֹme.zo.RoH4205,Then Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804And sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971toKingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Jarebיָרֵ֑בya.RevH3377. But he isunableיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3808 H3201to healלִרְפֹּ֣אlir.Po'H7495you,Or to cureיִגְהֶ֥הyig.HehH1455you of yourwoundמָזֽוֹר׃ma.ZorH4205.

14For I will belike a lionכַשַּׁ֙חַל֙kha.Sha.chalH7826to Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669And like a youngוְכַכְּפִ֖ירve.kha.ke.FirH3715lionH3715to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.I, even I, will tearאֶטְרֹף֙'et.RofH2963to pieces and goוְאֵלֵ֔ךְve.'e.LekhH1980away,I will carryאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375away, and thereH369will benoneH369to deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337.

15I will goאֵלֵ֤ךְ'e.LekhH1980away andreturnאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙'a.Shu.vahH7725to My placeמְקוֹמִ֔יme.ko.MiH4725Untilעַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704 H834theyacknowledgeH816their guiltH816and seekוּבִקְשׁ֣וּu.vik.ShuH1245My faceפָנָ֑יfa.NaiH6440;In their afflictionבַּצַּ֥רba.TzarH6862they will earnestlyH7836seekיְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃ye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836Me.

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