New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 9:11-17

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.

15Allכָּל־kol-H3605their evilH7463is atGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּל֙ba.gil.GalH1537;Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,I came to hateשְׂנֵאתִ֔יםse.ne.TimH8130them thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033!Becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921of thewickednessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of their deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611I will driveאֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם'a.ga.re.ShemH1644them out of My houseמִבֵּיתִ֖יmi.bei.TiH1004!I will loveH157them noלֹ֤אlo'H3808moreאוֹסֵף֙'o.SefH3254;Allכָּל־kol-H3605their princesשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269arerebelsסֹרְרִֽים׃so.re.RimH5637.

16Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is strickenהֻכָּ֣הhu.KahH5221,their rootשָׁרְשָׁ֥םsha.re.ShamH8328is driedיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3001up,They will bearיַעֲשׂ֑וּןya.'a.SunH6213noH1097fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529.Evenגַּ֚םgamH1571thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588they bearיֵֽלֵד֔וּןye.le.DunH3205children,I will slayוְהֵמַתִּ֖יve.he.ma.TiH4191thepreciousמַחֲמַדֵּ֥יma.cha.ma.DeiH4261onesH4261of their wombבִטְנָֽם׃ סvit.NamH990.

17My Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430will castH3988them awayH3988Becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588they havenot listenedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085to Him; And they will bewanderersנֹדְדִ֖יםno.de.DimH5074among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ סba.go.YimH1471.

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