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Hosea 2:2-10

2Contendרִ֤יבוּRi.vuH7378with yourmotherבְאִמְּכֶם֙ve.'i.me.KhemH517,contendרִ֔יבוּRi.vuH7378: for she is not mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802, neither am I herhusbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376: let her therefore putawayוְתָסֵ֤רve.ta.SerH5493herharlotryזְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙ze.nu.Nei.haH2183out of hersightמִפָּנֶ֔יהmi.pa.NeihH6440, and heradulteriesוְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָve.na.'a.fu.Fei.haH5005from between herbreastsשָׁדֶֽיהָ׃sha.Dei.haH7699;

3Lest Istripאַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה'af.shi.Te.nahH6584hernakedעֲרֻמָּ֔ה'a.ru.MahH6174, andsetוְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָve.Hi.tzag.Ti.haH3322her as in thedayכְּי֖וֹםke.YomH3117that she wasbornהִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּhi.val.DahH3205, andmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760her as awildernessכַמִּדְבָּ֗רkha.mid.BarH4057, andsetוְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙ve.sha.Ti.haH7896her like adryצִיָּ֔הtzi.YahH6723landכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776, andkillוַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָva.ha.mi.Ti.haH4191her withthirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

4And I will not havemercyאֲרַחֵ֑ם'a.ra.ChemH7355upon herchildrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121; for they are thechildrenבְנֵ֥יve.NeiH1121ofharlotryH2183.

5For theirmotherאִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH517hath played theharlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181: she thatconceivedהֽוֹרָתָ֑םho.ra.TamH2029them hath doneshamefullyH3001: for shesaidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, I willgoH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310myloversמְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.VaiH157, thatgiveנֹתְנֵ֤יno.te.NeiH5414me mybreadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899and mywaterוּמֵימַ֔יu.mei.MaiH4325, mywoolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and myflaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593, myoilשַׁמְנִ֖יsham.NiH8081and mydrinkוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ve.shi.ku.YaiH8250.

6Therefore, behold, I willhedgeשָׂ֥ךְsakhH7753up thywayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870withthornsבַּסִּירִ֑יםba.si.RimH5518, andmakeוְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ve.ga.dar.TiH1443awallגְּדֵרָ֔הּge.de.RahH1447, that she shall notfindתִמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672herpathsוּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ne.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.

7And she shallfollowוְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.FahH7291after herloversH157, but she shall notovertakeתַשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381them; and she shallseekוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamH1245them, but shall notfindתִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672them : then shall shesayH559, I willgoH3212andreturnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to myfirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandאִישִׁ֣י'i.ShiH376; for then was itbetterH2896with me thannowמֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahH6258.

8For she did notknowיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045that Igaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414hergrainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715, andwineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, andoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֑רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323, andmultipliedהִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235hersilverוְכֶ֨סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, which theypreparedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213forBaalלַבָּֽעַל׃la.Ba.'alH1168.

9Therefore will IreturnH7725, and takeawayוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947mygrainדְגָנִי֙de.ga.NiH1715in itstimeבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, and mywineוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492in itsseasonבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150, and I willrecoverוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.tzal.TiH5337mywoolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and myflaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593given tocoverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172.

10And now will Iuncoverאֲגַלֶּ֥ה'a.ga.LehH1540herlewdnessנַבְלֻתָ֖הּnav.lu.TahH5040in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of herloversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, andnoneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376shalldeliverיַצִּילֶ֥נָּהya.tzi.Le.nahH5337her out of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

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