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Hosea 7:4-11

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.

8Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is himselfה֣וּאhu'H1931thrownH1101aboutH1101with thenationsבָּעַמִּ֖יםba.'a.MimH5971;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669has becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a roundH5692loafH5692not turnedהֲפוּכָֽה׃ha.fu.KhahH2015overH2015.

9Strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114devourאָכְל֤וּ'a.khe.LuH398his strengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581, Yet hedoes not knowיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045it;Grayשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872hairsH7872alsoגַּם־gam-H1571are sprinkledזָ֣רְקָהZa.re.kahH2236on him,Yet he does not knowיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it.

10Though theprideגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478testifiesוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030againstבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440him, Yetthey have not returnedשָׁ֙בוּ֙sha.vuH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,NorH3808have they soughtבִקְשֻׁ֖הוּvik.Shu.huH1245Him, despite allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088.

11SoEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669has becomeוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961like a gullibleפוֹתָ֖הfo.TahH6601doveכְּיוֹנָ֥הke.yo.NahH3123,withoutאֵ֣ין'einH369senseלֵ֑בLevH3820;They callקָרָ֖אוּka.Ra.'uH7121toEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,they goהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980toAssyriaאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804.

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