New American Standard Bible 2020

Hosea 2:5-13

5For their motherאִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH517hascommittedH2181prostitutionH2181;She who conceivedהֽוֹרָתָ֑םho.ra.TamH2029them has actedH954shamefullyהֹבִ֖ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954.For she saidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, ‘I will goאֵלְכָ֞ה'e.le.KhahH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310my loversמְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.VaiH157, Whogiveנֹתְנֵ֤יno.te.NeiH5414memy breadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899and my waterוּמֵימַ֔יu.mei.MaiH4325,My woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and my flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593, myoilשַׁמְנִ֖יsham.NiH8081and my drinkוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ve.shi.ku.YaiH8250.’

6Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,beholdH2009, I willobstructשָׂ֥ךְsakhH7753her wayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870withthornsבַּסִּירִ֑יםba.si.RimH5518,And I will buildוְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ve.ga.dar.TiH1443a stoneH1447wallגְּדֵרָ֔הּge.de.RahH1447against her so that she cannotH3808findתִמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672herpathsוּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ne.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.

7And she willpursueוְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.FahH7291her loversH157,but she will not reachתַשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381them;And she will seekוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamH1245them, but will not findתִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672them.Then she will sayH559, ‘I will goH1980backוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to myfirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandאִישִׁ֣י'i.ShiH376,BecauseH3588it wasbetterH2896for me thenאָ֖ז'azH227thanH4480nowמֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahH6258!’

8“Yet she doesnot knowיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045that it wasI myselfאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595who gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414her the grainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715,the newוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,and the oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֑רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,And lavishedהִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235on her silverוְכֶ֨סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, Which theyusedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213for Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃la.Ba.'alH1168.

9Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651, I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947backH7725My grainדְגָנִי֙de.ga.NiH1715atharvest timeבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256And My newוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492wineH8492in its seasonבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150.I will also takeH5337awayוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.tzal.TiH5337My woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and My flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593That I gaveto coverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172.

10So nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258I willuncoverאֲגַלֶּ֥ה'a.ga.LehH1540herlewdnessנַבְלֻתָ֖הּnav.lu.TahH5040Before the eyesלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,And noH3808oneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will rescueיַצִּילֶ֥נָּהya.tzi.Le.nahH5337her from My handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

11I will alsoputוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673anH7673endH7673toH7673allכָּל־kol-H3605her joyמְשׂוֹשָׂ֔הּme.so.SahH4885, Herfeastsחַגָּ֖הּcha.GahH2282, hernewחָדְשָׁ֣הּcha.de.ShahH2320moonsH2320,her Sabbathsוְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּve.shab.ba.TahH7676,And allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605her festivalsH4150.

12And I willdestroyוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074her vinesגַּפְנָהּ֙gaf.NahH1612and figוּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּu.te.'E.na.TahH8384treesH8384,Of whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she saidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, ‘They are my wagesH866forH866prostitutionH866Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834my loversH157have givenנָֽתְנוּ־na.te.nu-H5414me.’ And I willturnוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםve.sam.TimH7760them into a forestלְיַ֔עַרle.Ya.'arH3293, And theanimalsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704will devourוַאֲכָלָ֖תַםva.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

13I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485her for thedaysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of the Baalsהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168Whenאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she used toofferH6999sacrificesH6999to them Andadornוַתַּ֤עַדva.Ta.'adH5710herself with her noseH5141ringנִזְמָהּ֙niz.MahH5141and jewelryוְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּve.chel.ya.TahH2484,And followוַתֵּ֖לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֣יva.Te.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, so that sheforgotשָׁכְחָ֖הsha.khe.ChahH7911Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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