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Hosea 4:5-15

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.

10And they shalleatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808haveenoughיִשְׂבָּ֔עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646; they shallcommitהִזְנ֖וּhiz.NuH2181whoredom, and shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808increaseיִפְרֹ֑צוּyif.Ro.tzuH6555:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they haveleftעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800offH398totakeH8104heedH8104to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068.

11Whoredom andwineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196andnewוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH3196takeH3947awayיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947theunderstandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

12Mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971askיִשְׁאָ֔לyish.'AlH7592counsel at their stock, and theirstaffוּמַקְל֖וֹu.mak.LoH4731declareth unto them: for thespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of whoredom hathcausedH430them toerrH8582, and they havegoneH8582a whoring fromunderמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

13Theysacrificeיְזַבֵּ֗חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076uponH5921thetopsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of themountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022, andburnH6999incenseH6999uponH5921thehillsהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ha.ge.va.'OtH1389,underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478oaksאַלּ֧וֹן'a.LonH437and poplars and terebinths,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588theshadowצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738thereof isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896: therefore yourdaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323commitתְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃te.na.'Af.nahH5003whoredom, and yourbridesוְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.kha.lo.tei.KhemH3618commitH5003adulteryH5003.

14I willnotH3808punishאֶפְק֨וֹד'ef.KodH6485yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323when theycommitתְנָאַ֔פְנָהte.na.'Af.nahH5003whoredom,norH3808yourbridesכַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ka.lo.tei.KhemH3618when theycommitH5003adulteryH5003; for theythemselvesהֵם֙hemH1992goH6504apartH6504with whores, and theysacrificeיְזַבֵּ֑חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076with theharlotsH2181: and thepeopleוְעָ֥םve.'AmH5971that dothnotH3808understandיָבִ֖יןya.VinH995shall be overthrown.

15Thoughאִם־'im-H518thou,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,playH2181theharlotH2181, yetletH408notH408Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063offend; andcomeH935notH408ye untoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,neitherH408goתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935yeupתַּעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927to Beth-aven,norH408swearתִּשָּׁבְע֖וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650, As theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068liveth.

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