New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 7:14-16

14Andthey do not cryזָעֲק֤וּza.'a.KuH2199to Me from their heartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588they wailיְיֵלִ֖ילוּye.ye.Li.luH3213on their bedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904;For the sakeH5921of grainדָּגָ֧ןda.GanH1715and newוְתִיר֛וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492theyassembleH1481themselves, Theyturnיָס֥וּרוּya.Su.ruH5493awayH5493from Me.

15Although I trainedיִסַּ֔רְתִּיyi.Sar.tiH3256andstrengthenedחִזַּ֖קְתִּיchi.Zak.tiH2388their armsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑םze.ro.'o.TamH2220, Yet theydeviseיְחַשְּׁבוּ־ye.cha.she.vu-H2803evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451againstוְאֵלַ֖יve.'e.LaiH413Me.

16They turnיָשׁ֣וּבוּ׀ya.Shu.vuH7725, but notupwardעָ֗ל'AlH5920, They are like adeceitfulרְמִיָּ֔הre.mi.YahH7423bowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198;Their princesשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269will fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307by the swordבַחֶ֛רֶבva.Che.revH2719BecauseH4480of theinsolenceמִזַּ֣עַםmi.Za.'amH2195of their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956.Thisז֥וֹzoH2097will be theirderisionלַעְגָּ֖םla'.GamH3933in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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