New American Standard Bible 2020

Hosea 8:1-4

1Putthe trumpetשֹׁפָ֔רsho.FarH7782to yourlipsחִכְּךָ֣chi.ke.KhaH2441!Like an eagleכַּנֶּ֖שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404the enemy comesagainstעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282they haveviolatedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674My covenantבְרִיתִ֔יve.ri.TiH1285And rebelledפָּשָֽׁעוּ׃pa.Sha.'uH6586againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921MyLawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451.

2They cryיִזְעָ֑קוּyiz.'A.kuH2199outH2199to Me, “My Godאֱלֹהַ֥י'e.lo.HaiH430,we of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowיְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָye.da.'a.Nu.khaH3045You!”

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has rejectedזָנַ֥חza.NachH2186the goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;The enemyH340will pursueיִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃yir.De.fovH7291him.

4They have setH4427upH4427kingsH4427, but not by Me;They have appointedH8323officialsH8323,but I did not knowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045it. With theirsilverכַּסְפָּ֣םkas.PamH3701and goldוּזְהָבָ֗םu.ze.ha.VamH2091they have madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213idolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091for themselves,Soלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616they will be eliminatedיִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.RetH3772.

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