New American Standard Bible 2020

Hosea 7:1-7

1When Iwould healכְּרָפְאִ֣יke.ra.fe.'IH7495Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,The wrongdoingעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669is uncoveredוְנִגְלָ֞הve.nig.LahH1540,And the evilH7463deedsH7463of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,For they practiceפָעֲל֖וּfa.'a.LuH6466deceptionשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267;The thiefוְגַנָּ֣בve.ga.NavH1590entersיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935,A bandגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416ofH1416robbersH1416attackפָּשַׁ֥טpa.ShatH6584outsideבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351,

2And they do notconsiderיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559in their heartsלִלְבָבָ֔םlil.va.VamH3824That Irememberזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605their wickednessH7463.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258theirdeedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611surroundסְבָב֣וּםse.va.VumH5437them;They are beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048My faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440.

3With their wickednessH7463they makeיְשַׂמְּחוּ־ye.sa.me.chu-H8055thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428happyH8055,And the officialsשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269with theirliesוּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ve.kha.cha.shei.HemH3585.

4They areallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,Likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644an ovenתַנּ֔וּרta.NurH8574heatedבֹּעֵ֖רָהbo.'E.rahH1197by the bakerמֵֽאֹפֶ֑הme.'o.PehH644,Who stopsיִשְׁבּ֣וֹתyish.BotH7673stokingמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5782the fire From the timethe doughבָּצֵ֖קba.TzekH1217is kneadedמִלּ֥וּשׁmi.LushH3888untilעַד־'ad-H5704it isH2556leavenedחֻמְצָתֽוֹ׃chum.tza.ToH2556.

5On thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of our kingמַלְכֵּ֔נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428,the officialsשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269becameH2470sickהֶחֱל֥וּhe.che.LuH2470with the heatחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of wineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196;He stretchedH4900outH4900his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027withscoffersH3917,

6For their heartsלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820are like anovenכַתַּנּ֛וּרkha.ta.NurH8574Asthey approachקֵרְב֧וּke.re.VuH7126theirplottingבְּאָרְבָּ֑םbe.'a.re.BamH696; Theirangerאֹֽפֵהֶ֔ם'o.fe.HemH644smoldersיָשֵׁ֣ןya.ShenH3463allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915,In the morningבֹּ֕קֶרBo.kerH1242it burnsבֹעֵ֖רvo.'ErH1197like flamingלֶהָבָֽה׃le.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784.

7Allכֻּלָּ֤םku.LamH3605of them areH2552hotיֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ye.Cha.muH2552like an ovenכַּתַּנּ֔וּרka.ta.NurH8574,And they consumeוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398theirrulersשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199;Allכָּל־kol-H3605their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֣םmal.khei.HemH4428have fallenנָפָ֔לוּna.Fa.luH5307.Noneאֵין־'ein-H369of them callsקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121on Me.

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