New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 7:9-16

9Strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114devourאָכְל֤וּ'a.khe.LuH398his strengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581, Yet hedoes not knowיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045it;Grayשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872hairsH7872alsoגַּם־gam-H1571are sprinkledזָ֣רְקָהZa.re.kahH2236on him,Yet he does not knowיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it.

10Though theprideגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478testifiesוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030againstבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440him, Yetthey have not returnedשָׁ֙בוּ֙sha.vuH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,NorH3808have they soughtבִקְשֻׁ֖הוּvik.Shu.huH1245Him, for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088.

11SoEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669has becomeוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961like a sillyפוֹתָ֖הfo.TahH6601doveכְּיוֹנָ֥הke.yo.NahH3123,withoutאֵ֣ין'einH369senseלֵ֑בLevH3820;They callקָרָ֖אוּka.Ra.'uH7121toEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,they goהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980toAssyriaאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804.

12WhenH3512they goיֵלֵ֗כוּye.Le.khuH1980, I willspreadאֶפְר֤וֹשׂ'ef.RosH6566My netרִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.TiH7568overעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them;I will bringאֽוֹרִידֵ֑ם'o.ri.DemH3381them downH3381like the birdsכְּע֥וֹףke.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064. I willchastiseאַיְסִרֵ֕ם'ay.si.RemH3256them in accordance with theproclamationכְּשֵׁ֖מַעke.She.ma'H8088to their assemblyלַעֲדָתָֽם׃ סla.'a.da.TamH5712.

13Woeא֤וֹי'oH188to them, for they havestrayedנָדְד֣וּna.de.DuH5074from Me!Destructionשֹׁ֥דshodH7701is theirs, for they have rebelledפָ֣שְׁעוּFa.she.'uH6586against Me! Iwould redeemאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299them, but they speakדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696liesכְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.VimH3577againstעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921Me.

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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