Revised Version 1895

Hosea 4:1-9

1Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDH3068, yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for theLORDH3068hath acontroversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,becauseH3588there isnoאֵין־'ein-H369truthאֱמֶ֧ת'e.MetH571,norוְֽאֵין־ve.'ein-H369mercyH3068,norוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369knowledgeדַּ֥עַתDa.'atH1847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2There is nought butswearingאָלֹ֣ה'a.LohH422andbreakingH6555faith, andkillingH1818, andstealingוְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.NoH1589, andcommittingH5003adulteryוְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'OfH5003; theybreakH6555outH6555, andbloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818touchethbloodבְּדָמִ֖יםbe.da.MimH1818.

3Therefore shall thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that dwelleth therein shalllanguishוְאֻמְלַל֙ve.'um.LalH535, with thebeastsבְּחַיַּ֥תbe.chai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704and the fowls ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; yea, the fishes of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220also shall betakenH622awayH622.

4YetletH408noH408manH376striveיָרֵ֖בya.RevH7378,neitherH408letH408anyH376manH376reproveיוֹכַ֣חyo.KhachH3198; for thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971are as they thatstriveכִּמְרִיבֵ֥יkim.ri.VeiH7378with thepriestכֹהֵֽן׃kho.HenH3548.

5And thou shaltstumbleוְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ve.kha.shal.TaH3782in thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, and theprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030also shallstumbleוְכָשַׁ֧לve.kha.ShalH3782with thee in thenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915; and I willdestroyוְדָמִ֖יתִיve.da.Mi.tiH1820thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517.

6Mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971aredestroyedנִדְמ֥וּnid.MuH1820forlackH1097ofknowledgeהַדָּ֑עַתha.Da.'atH1847:becauseH3588thou hastrejectedמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3988knowledgeהַדַּ֣עַתha.Da.'atH1847, I will alsorejectוְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ve.'em.'a.se.KhaH3988thee, that thou shalt benoH1097priestמִכַּהֵ֣ןmi.ka.HenH3547tomeאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589:seeingH3588thou hastforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙va.tish.KachH7911thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, I also willforgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911thychildrenבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

7As they weremultipliedכְּרֻבָּ֖םke.ru.BamH7235,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651theysinnedH2398againstH2398meH2398: I willchangeH4171theirgloryכְּבוֹדָ֖םke.vo.DamH3519intoH4171shameבְּקָל֥וֹןbe.ka.LonH7036.

8Theyfeedיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398on thesinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, andsetיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375theirheartנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315on theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

9And it shall be, likepeopleכָעָ֖םkha.'AmH5971, likepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֑ןka.ko.HenH3548: and I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them for theirwaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870, and will reward them theirdoingsוּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוu.ma.'a.la.LavH4611.

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