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Hosea 4

1Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath acontroversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, because there is notruthאֱמֶ֧ת'e.MetH571, normercyחֶ֛סֶדChe.sedH2617, norknowledgeדַּ֥עַתDa.'atH1847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2Byswearingאָלֹ֣ה'a.LohH422, andlyingוְכַחֵ֔שׁve.kha.CheshH3584, andkillingוְרָצֹ֥חַve.ra.Tzo.achH7523, andstealingוְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.NoH1589, and committingadulteryוְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'OfH5003, they breakoutפָּרָ֕צוּpa.Ra.tzuH6555, andbloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818touchethנָגָֽעוּ׃na.Ga.'uH5060bloodבְּדָמִ֖יםbe.da.MimH1818.

3Therefore shall thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, and every one thatdwellethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in it shalllanguishוְאֻמְלַל֙ve.'um.LalH535, with thebeastsבְּחַיַּ֥תbe.chai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and with thefowlsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; yea, thefishesדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220also shall be takenawayיֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃ye.'a.Se.fuH622.

4Yet let nomanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376contendיָרֵ֖בya.RevH7378, norreproveיוֹכַ֣חyo.KhachH3198anotherאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: for thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971are as they thatcontendכִּמְרִיבֵ֥יkim.ri.VeiH7378with thepriestכֹהֵֽן׃kho.HenH3548.

5Therefore shalt thoufallוְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ve.kha.shal.TaH3782in thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, and theprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030also shallfallוְכָשַׁ֧לve.kha.ShalH3782with thee in thenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, and I willdestroyוְדָמִ֖יתִיve.da.Mi.tiH1820thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517.

6Mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971aredestroyedנִדְמ֥וּnid.MuH1820for lack ofknowledgeהַדָּ֑עַתha.Da.'atH1847: because thou hastrejectedמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3988knowledgeהַדַּ֣עַתha.Da.'atH1847, I will alsorejectוְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ve.'em.'a.se.KhaH3988thee, that thou shalt be nopriestמִכַּהֵ֣ןmi.ka.HenH3547to me: seeing thou hastforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙va.tish.KachH7911thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, I will alsoforgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911thychildrenבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

7As they wereincreasedH7230, so theysinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against me: therefore will Ichangeאָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH4171theirgloryכְּבוֹדָ֖םke.vo.DamH3519intoshameבְּקָל֥וֹןbe.ka.LonH7036.

8They eatupיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398thesinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, and theysetיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375theirheartנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315on theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

9And there shall be, likepeopleכָעָ֖םkha.'AmH5971, likepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֑ןka.ko.HenH3548: and I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them for theirwaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870, andrewardאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725them theirdoingsוּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוu.ma.'a.la.LavH4611.

10For they shalleatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398, and not haveenoughיִשְׂבָּ֔עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646: they shall commitharlotryהִזְנ֖וּhiz.NuH2181, and shall notincreaseיִפְרֹ֑צוּyif.Ro.tzuH6555: because they havestoppedעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800taking heedtoלִשְׁמֹֽר׃lish.MorH8104to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068.

11Harlotryזְנ֛וּתze.NutH2184andwineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196and newwineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492takeawayיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947theheartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

12Mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971askיִשְׁאָ֔לyish.'AlH7592counsel at theiridolsבְּעֵצ֣וֹbe.'e.TzoH6086, and theirstaffוּמַקְל֖וֹu.mak.LoH4731declarethיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046to them: for thespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307ofharlotryזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183hath caused them toerrהִתְעָ֔הhit.'AhH8582, and they have played theharlotוַיִּזְנ֖וּvai.yiz.NuH2181departing from under theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

13Theysacrificeיְזַבֵּ֗חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076upon thetopsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of themountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022, and burnincenseיְקַטֵּ֔רוּye.ka.Te.ruH6999upon thehillsהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ha.ge.va.'OtH1389, underoaksאַלּ֧וֹן'a.LonH437andpoplarsוְלִבְנֶ֛הve.liv.NehH3839andelmsוְאֵלָ֖הve.'e.LahH424, because theirshadowצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738ispleasantט֣וֹבTovH2896: therefore yourdaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323shall commitharlotryתִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙tiz.Nei.nahH2181, and yourspousesוְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.kha.lo.tei.KhemH3618shall commitadulteryתְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃te.na.'Af.nahH5003.

14I will notpunishאֶפְק֨וֹד'ef.KodH6485yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323when they commitharlotryתִזְנֶ֗ינָהtiz.Nei.nahH2181, nor yourspousesכַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ka.lo.tei.KhemH3618when they commitadulteryתְנָאַ֔פְנָהte.na.'Af.nahH5003: for they themselves areseparatedיְפָרֵ֔דוּye.fa.Re.duH6504withharlotsהַזֹּנ֣וֹתha.zo.NotH2181, and theysacrificeיְזַבֵּ֑חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076withharlotsהַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹתha.ke.de.ShotH6948: therefore thepeopleוְעָ֥םve.'AmH5971that doth notunderstandיָבִ֖יןya.VinH995shallfallיִלָּבֵֽט׃yi.la.VetH3832.

15Though thou,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, playest theharlotזֹנֶ֤הzo.NehH2181, yet let notJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063offendיֶאְשַׁ֖םye'.ShamH816; andcomeתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935not ye toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537, neither go yeupתַּעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927toBethavenH1007, norswearתִּשָּׁבְע֖וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650, TheLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416.

16ForIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478slidethbackסֹֽרֵרָ֔הso.re.RahH5637as abackslidingסָרַ֖רsa.RarH5637heiferכְּפָרָ֣הke.fa.RahH6510: now theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willfeedיִרְעֵ֣םyir.'EmH7462them as alambכְּכֶ֖בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532in a largeplaceבַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃ba.mer.ChavH4800.

17Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isjoinedחֲב֧וּרcha.VurH2266toidolsעֲצַבִּ֛ים'a.tza.BimH6091: let himaloneH3240.

18Theirdrinkסָבְאָ֑םsa.ve.'AmH5435issourסָ֖רsarH5493: they have committedharlotryהַזְנֵ֣הhaz.NehH2181continuallyהִזְנ֔וּhiz.NuH2181: herrulersמָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃ma.gi.Nei.haH4043withloveH157shameקָל֖וֹןka.LonH7036more thangloryH3051.

19Thewindר֛וּחַRu.achH7307hath bound herupצָרַ֥רtza.RarH6887in herwingsבִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָbikh.na.Fei.haH3671, and they shall beashamedוְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954because of theirsacrificesמִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם סmi.ziv.cho.TamH2077.

Commentaries on Hosea 4

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