Revised Version 1895

Hosea 7:1-7

1When I wouldhealכְּרָפְאִ֣יke.ra.fe.'IH7495Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, then is theiniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669discovered, and thewickednessוְרָע֣וֹתve.ra.'otH7451ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; for they commitfalsehoodשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267: and thethiefוְגַנָּ֣בve.ga.NavH1590entereth in, and thetroopגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416ofrobbersH1590spoileth without.

2And theyconsiderH2142notH1961in theirheartsלִלְבָבָ֔םlil.va.VamH3824that Irememberזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605theirwickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451:nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258have theirownH1961doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611beset themaboutH1961; they arebeforeH6440myfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440.

3Theymakeיְשַׂמְּחוּ־ye.sa.me.chu-H8055thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428gladH8055with theirwickednessבְּרָעָתָ֖םbe.ra.'a.TamH7451, and theprincesשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269with theirliesוּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ve.kha.cha.shei.HemH3585.

4They areallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003; they are as anovenתַנּ֔וּרta.NurH8574heated by thebakerמֵֽאֹפֶ֑הme.'o.PehH644; he ceaseth tostirמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5782the fire, from thekneadingמִלּ֥וּשׁmi.LushH3888of thedoughבָּצֵ֖קba.TzekH1217untilעַד־'ad-H5704it be leavened.

5On thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of ourkingמַלְכֵּ֔נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428theprincesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269made themselvessickהֶחֱל֥וּhe.che.LuH2470with theheatחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534ofwineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196; hestretchedH4900outH4900hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027with scorners.

6For they havemadeH3605ready theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820like anovenכַתַּנּ֛וּרkha.ta.NurH8574, whiles theylieH693inwaitH693: theirbakerאֹֽפֵהֶ֔ם'o.fe.HemH644sleepethallH3605thenightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915; in themorningבֹּ֕קֶרBo.kerH1242it burneth as aflamingלֶהָבָֽה׃le.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784.

7They areallכֻּלָּ֤םku.LamH3605hotיֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ye.Cha.muH2552as anovenכַּתַּנּ֔וּרka.ta.NurH8574, anddevourוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398theirjudgesשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199;allכָּל־kol-H3605theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֣םmal.khei.HemH4428arefallenנָפָ֔לוּna.Fa.luH5307: there isnoneאֵין־'ein-H369among them that calleth untomeאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

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