New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 9:10-14

10I foundמָצָ֙אתִי֙ma.Tza.tiH4672Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478likegrapesכַּעֲנָבִ֣יםka.'a.na.VimH6025in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057;I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your forefathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1as theearliestכְּבִכּוּרָ֤הke.vi.ku.RahH1063fruitH1063on the figבִתְאֵנָה֙vit.'e.NahH8384treeH8384in its firstבְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּbe.Re.shi.TahH7225season. Butthey cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935toBaal-peorH1187and devotedוַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙vai.yi.na.ze.RuH5144themselves toshameלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתla.Bo.shetH1322,And they becameוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961asdetestableשִׁקּוּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251as that whichH159they lovedכְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ke.'o.ho.VamH157.

11As for Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, theirgloryכְּבוֹדָ֑םke.vo.DamH3519will flyיִתְעוֹפֵ֣ףyit.'o.FefH5774awayH5774like a birdכָּע֖וֹףka.'ofH5775--NoH4480birthמִלֵּדָ֥הmi.le.DahH3205,noH4480pregnancyוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990and noH4480conceptionוּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃u.me.he.ra.YonH2032!

12Thoughכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518they bringיְגַדְּלוּ֙ye.ga.de.LuH1431up their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֔םbe.nei.HemH1121,Yet I will bereaveוְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםve.shi.kal.TimH7921themuntil not a manמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120is left.Yesכִּֽי־ki-H3588,woeא֥וֹי'oH188to them indeedגַם־gam-H1571when I departבְּשׂוּרִ֥יbe.su.RiH5493from them!

13Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,as I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200,Is plantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in a pleasant meadowבְנָוֶ֑הve.na.VehH5116likeTyreלְצ֖וֹרle.TzorH6865;But Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֕יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669will bringלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318out his childrenבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121for slaughterהֹרֵ֖גho.RegH2026.

14Giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them, O Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068--whatמַה־mah-H4100will You giveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414?Giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them amiscarryingמַשְׁכִּ֔ילmash.KilH7921wombרֶ֣חֶםRe.chemH7358and dryצֹמְקִֽים׃tzo.me.KimH6784breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699.

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