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Hosea 4:4-8

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.

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