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Hosea 4:12-19

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.

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