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Hosea 11:1-8

1WhenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478was achildנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288, then Ilovedוָאֹהֲבֵ֑הוּva.'o.ha.Ve.huH157him, andcalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121mysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121out ofEgyptוּמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםu.mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2As theycalledקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121them, so theywentהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980fromthemמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440: theysacrificedיְזַבֵּ֔חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076toBaalimלַבְּעָלִ֣יםla.be.'a.LimH1168, and burnedincenseיְקַטֵּרֽוּן׃ye.ka.te.RunH6999to gravenimagesוְלַפְּסִלִ֖יםve.la.pe.si.LimH6456.

3ItaughtH8637Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669also togoH8637,takingקָחָ֖םka.ChamH3947them by theirarmsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220; but theyknewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not that Ihealedרְפָאתִֽים׃re.fa.TimH7495them.

4Idrewאֶמְשְׁכֵם֙'em.she.KhemH4900them withcordsבְּחַבְלֵ֨יbe.chav.LeiH2256of amanאָדָ֤ם'a.DamH120, withbandsבַּעֲבֹת֣וֹתba.'a.vo.TotH5688ofloveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160: and I was to them as they that takeoffכִּמְרִ֥ימֵיkim.Ri.meiH7311theyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923on theirjawsלְחֵיהֶ֑םle.chei.HemH3895, and Ilaidוְאַ֥טve.'AtH5186foodאוֹכִֽיל׃'o.KhilH398before them.

5He shall notreturnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, but theAssyrianוְאַשּׁ֖וּרve.'a.ShurH804shall be hiskingמַלְכּ֑וֹmal.KoH4428, because theyrefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toreturnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

6And theswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shallabideוְחָלָ֥הve.cha.LahH2342on hiscitiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892, and shallconsumeוְכִלְּתָ֥הve.khi.le.TahH3615hisbranchesH905, anddevourוְאָכָ֑לָהve.'a.Kha.lahH398them, because of their owncounselsמִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.HemH4156.

7And mypeopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971arebentתְלוּאִ֖יםte.lu.'ImH8511tobackslidingלִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑יlim.shu.va.TiH4878from me: though theycalledיִקְרָאֻ֔הוּyik.ra.'U.huH7121them to the mostHighעַל֙'alH5920, none atallיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162wouldexaltיְרוֹמֵם׃ye.ro.memH7311him .

8How shall I give theeupאֶתֶּנְךָ֣'e.ten.KhaH5414,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669? how shall Ideliverאֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙'a.ma.gen.KhaH4042thee,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? how shall Imakeאֶתֶּנְךָ֣'e.ten.KhaH5414thee asAdmahכְאַדְמָ֔הkhe.'ad.MahH126? how shall Isetאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760thee asZeboimכִּצְבֹאיִ֑םkitz.vo.YimH6636? myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820isturnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015within me, mycompassionsנִחוּמָֽי׃ni.chu.MaiH5150arekindledנִכְמְר֥וּnikh.me.RuH3648togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162.

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