New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 9:1-9

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?

6For beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,they will goהָֽלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980becauseH4480of destructionמִשֹּׁ֔דmi.ShodH7701;Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will gatherתְּקַבְּצֵ֖םte.ka.be.TzemH6908them up,Memphisמֹ֣ףmofH4644will buryתְּקַבְּרֵ֑םte.ka.be.RemH6912them.Weedsקִמּוֹשׂ֙ki.mOsH7057will takeיִֽירָשֵׁ֔םyi.ra.ShemH3423overH3423their treasuresמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261of silverלְכַסְפָּ֗םle.khas.PamH3701;Thornsח֖וֹחַCho.achH2336will bein their tentsבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃be.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.

7The daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofpunishmentהַפְּקֻדָּ֗הha.pe.ku.DahH6486have comeבָּ֣אוּ׀Ba.'uH935,The daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofretributionהַשִׁלֻּ֔םha.shi.LumH7966have comeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935;Let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478knowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045this!The prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030is afoolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191, Theinspiredהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376isdementedמְשֻׁגָּע֙me.shu.Ga'H7696,Becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921of the grossnessרֹ֣בroH7230of youriniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֔'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771, And becauseyour hostilityמַשְׂטֵמָֽה׃mas.te.MahH4895is sogreatוְרַבָּ֖הve.ra.BahH7227.

8Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669wasa watchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822with my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,a prophetנָבִ֞יאna.Vi'H5030; Yetthe snareפַּ֤חpachH6341of a birdH3352catcherH3352is in allכָּל־kol-H3605his waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870, And there is onlyhostilityמַשְׂטֵמָ֖הmas.te.MahH4895in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

9They have goneH6009deepהֶעְמִֽיקוּ־he'.mi.ku-H6009in depravityשִׁחֵ֖תוּshi.Che.tuH7843As in the daysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390; He willrememberיִזְכּ֣וֹרyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,He will punishיִפְק֖וֹדyif.KodH6485their sinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.

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