New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 5:9-14

9Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961adesolationלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of rebukeתּֽוֹכֵחָ֑הto.khe.ChahH8433;Among the tribesבְּשִׁבְטֵי֙be.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478Ideclareהוֹדַ֖עְתִּיho.Da'.tiH3045what is sureנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539.

10The princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063have becomeהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961like those whomoveH5472a boundaryגְּב֑וּלge.VulH1366; On them I willpourאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210out My wrathעֶבְרָתִֽי׃'ev.ra.TiH5678like waterכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325.

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.

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