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Hosea 2:7-15

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.

11I will also cause all hermirthמְשׂוֹשָׂ֔הּme.so.SahH4885toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673, her feastdaysחַגָּ֖הּcha.GahH2282, her newmoonsחָדְשָׁ֣הּcha.de.ShahH2320, and hersabbathsוְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּve.shab.ba.TahH7676, and all her solemnfeastsH4150.

12And I willdestroyוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074hervinesגַּפְנָהּ֙gaf.NahH1612and her figtreesוּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּu.te.'E.na.TahH8384, of which she hathsaidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, These are myrewardsאֶתְנָ֥ה'et.NahH866that myloversH157havegivenנָֽתְנוּ־na.te.nu-H5414me: and I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםve.sam.TimH7760them aforestלְיַ֔עַרle.Ya.'arH3293, and thebeastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704shalleatוַאֲכָלָ֖תַםva.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

13And I willjudgeוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485her for thedaysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117ofBaalimהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168, in which she burnedincenseתַּקְטִ֣ירtak.TirH6999to them, and shedeckedוַתַּ֤עַדva.Ta.'adH5710herself with herearringsנִזְמָהּ֙niz.MahH5141and herjewelsוְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּve.chel.ya.TahH2484, and shewentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310herloversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, andforgotשָׁכְחָ֖הsha.khe.ChahH7911me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

14Therefore, behold, I willallureמְפַתֶּ֔יהָme.fa.Tei.haH6601her, andbringH3212her into thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתִּ֖יve.di.bar.TiH1696kindlyלִבָּֽהּ׃li.BahH3820to her.

15And I willgiveוְנָתַ֨תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414her hervineyardsכְּרָמֶ֙יהָ֙ke.ra.Mei.haH3754there, and thevalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofAchorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911for adoorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607ofhopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615: and she shallsingוְעָ֤נְתָהve.'A.ne.tahH6030there, as in thedaysH3117of heryouthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271, and as in thedayH3117when shecameעֲלֹתָ֥הּ'a.lo.TahH5927from thelandמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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