New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 9:1-5

1Do not rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֨חtis.MachH8055,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,with exultationגִּיל֙gilH1524like thenationsכָּֽעַמִּ֔יםka.'a.MimH5971! For you haveplayedH2181the harlotH2181,forsakingH4480 H5921your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.You have lovedאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157harlots’earningsאֶתְנָ֔ן'et.NanH868oneveryכָּל־kol-H3605threshingגָּרְנ֥וֹתga.re.NotH1637floorH1637.

2ThreshingH1637floorגֹּ֥רֶןGo.renH1637and wineH3342pressH3342willnot feedיִרְעֵ֑םyir.'EmH7462them,And the newוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492will failיְכַ֥חֶשׁye.Kha.cheshH3584them.

3They will not remainיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427inthe Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,But Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669will returnוְשָׁ֤בve.ShavH7725toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, And inAssyriaוּבְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.ve.'a.ShurH804they will eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931food.

4They will not pourיִסְּכ֨וּyi.se.KhuH5258out drinkH5258offeringsH5258ofwineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196to the Lordלַיהוָ֥ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,Their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶ֗םziv.chei.HemH2077will not pleaseיֶֽעֶרְבוּ־ye.'er.vu-H6149Him. Their bread will be likemourners’אוֹנִים֙'o.NimH205breadכְּלֶ֤חֶםke.Le.chemH3899;Allכָּל־kol-H3605who eatאֹכְלָ֖יו'o.khe.LavH398of it will bedefiledיִטַמָּ֑אוּyi.ta.Ma.'uH2930,For their breadלַחְמָ֣םlach.MamH3899will be forthemselvesלְנַפְשָׁ֔םle.naf.ShamH5315alone;It will not enterיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100will you doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213on the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of the appointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150festivalH4150And on the dayוּלְי֖וֹםu.le.YomH3117of thefeastחַג־chag-H2282of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

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