New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 7:1-4

1When Iwould healכְּרָפְאִ֣יke.ra.fe.'IH7495Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,The iniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669is uncoveredוְנִגְלָ֞הve.nig.LahH1540,And the evilH7463deedsH7463of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,For they dealפָעֲל֖וּfa.'a.LuH6466falselyשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267;The thiefוְגַנָּ֣בve.ga.NavH1590entersיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935in,Banditsגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416raidפָּשַׁ֥טpa.ShatH6584outsideבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351,

2And they do notconsiderיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559in their heartsלִלְבָבָ֔םlil.va.VamH3824That Irememberזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605their wickednessH7463.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258theirdeedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611are allH5437aroundH5437them;They are beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048My faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440.

3With their wickednessH7463they makeיְשַׂמְּחוּ־ye.sa.me.chu-H8055thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428gladH8055,And the princesשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269with theirliesוּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ve.kha.cha.shei.HemH3585.

4They areallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,Likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644an ovenתַנּ֔וּרta.NurH8574heatedבֹּעֵ֖רָהbo.'E.rahH1197by the bakerמֵֽאֹפֶ֑הme.'o.PehH644Who ceasesיִשְׁבּ֣וֹתyish.BotH7673to stirמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5782up the fireFrom the kneadingמִלּ֥וּשׁmi.LushH3888of the doughבָּצֵ֖קba.TzekH1217untilעַד־'ad-H5704it is leavenedחֻמְצָתֽוֹ׃chum.tza.ToH2556.

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