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Hosea 9:11-17

11As forEphraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,their gloryכְּבוֹדָ֑םke.vo.DamH3519shall fly awayיִתְעוֹפֵ֣ףyit.'o.FefH5774like a birdכָּע֖וֹףka.'ofH5775,from the birthמִלֵּדָ֥הmi.le.DahH3205,and from the wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990,and from the conceptionוּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃u.me.he.ra.YonH2032.

12Though they bring upיְגַדְּלוּ֙ye.ga.de.LuH1431their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֔םbe.nei.HemH1121,yet will I bereaveוְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםve.shi.kal.TimH7921them, that there shall not bea manמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120left:yea, woeא֥וֹי'oH188also to them when I departבְּשׂוּרִ֥יbe.su.RiH5493from them!

13Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,as I sawרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Tyreלְצ֖וֹרle.TzorH6865, isplantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in a pleasant placeבְנָוֶ֑הve.na.VehH5116:but Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֕יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669shall bring forthלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318his childrenבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121to the murdererהֹרֵ֖גho.RegH2026.

14Giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them, O Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068:what wilt thou giveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414?giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them a miscarryingמַשְׁכִּ֔ילmash.KilH7921wombרֶ֣חֶםRe.chemH7358and dryצֹמְקִֽים׃tzo.me.KimH6784breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699.

15All their wickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451isin Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּל֙ba.gil.GalH1537:for there I hatedשְׂנֵאתִ֔יםse.ne.TimH8130them: for the wickednessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of their doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611I will drive them outאֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם'a.ga.re.ShemH1644of mine houseמִבֵּיתִ֖יmi.bei.TiH1004,I will loveאַהֲבָתָ֔ם'a.ha.va.TamH160them no moreאוֹסֵף֙'o.SefH3254:all their princesשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269arerevoltersסֹרְרִֽים׃so.re.RimH5637.

16Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is smittenהֻכָּ֣הhu.KahH5221,their rootשָׁרְשָׁ֥םsha.re.ShamH8328is dried upיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3001,they shall bearיַעֲשׂ֑וּןya.'a.SunH6213no fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529:yea, though they bring forthיֵֽלֵד֔וּןye.le.DunH3205,yet will I slayוְהֵמַתִּ֖יve.he.ma.TiH4191eventhe belovedמַחֲמַדֵּ֥יma.cha.ma.DeiH4261fruitof their wombבִטְנָֽם׃ סvit.NamH990.

17My Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430will cast them awayיִמְאָסֵ֣םyim.'a.SemH3988,because they did not hearkenשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085unto him: and they shall be wanderersנֹדְדִ֖יםno.de.DimH5074among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ סba.go.YimH1471.

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