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Hosea 6

1ComeH3212, and let usreturnוְנָשׁ֣וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for he hathtornטָרָ֖ףta.RafH2963, and he willhealוְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּve.yir.pa.'E.nuH7495us; he hathsmittenיַ֖ךְyakhH5221, and he will bind usupוְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ve.yach.be.She.nuH2280.

2After twodaysמִיֹּמָ֑יִםmi.yo.Ma.yimH3117will hereviveיְחַיֵּ֖נוּye.chai.Ye.nuH2421us: in thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117will he raise usupיְקִמֵ֖נוּye.ki.Me.nuH6965, and we shallliveוְנִחְיֶ֥הve.nich.YehH2421in hissightלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

3Then shall weknowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045, if wefollowנִרְדְּפָ֗הnir.de.FahH7291on toknowלָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'atH3045theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: his goingforthמֽוֹצָא֑וֹmo.tza.'OH4161ispreparedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559as themorningכְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.charH7837; and he shallcomeוְיָב֤וֹאve.ya.Vo'H935to us as therainכַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙kha.Ge.shemH1653, as thelatterכְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁke.mal.Ko.oshH4456and formerrainי֥וֹרֶהYo.rehH3384to theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

4OEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, what shall Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to thee? OJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, what shall Idoאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to thee? for yourgoodnessוְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ve.chas.de.KhemH2617is as themorningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242cloudכַּֽעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-H6051, and as theearlyמַשְׁכִּ֥יםmash.KimH7925dewוְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.TalH2919it goethawayהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980.

5Therefore have Ihewedחָצַ֙בְתִּי֙cha.Tzav.tiH2672them by theprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִ֔יםba.ne.vi.'ImH5030; I haveslainהֲרַגְתִּ֖יםha.rag.TimH2026them by thewordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of mymouthפִ֑יFiH6310: and thyjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָu.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941are as thelightא֥וֹר'orH216that goethforthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318.

6For Idesiredחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617, and notsacrificeזָ֑בַחZa.vachH2077; and theknowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430more than burntofferingsמֵעֹלֽוֹת׃me.'o.LotH5930.

7But they likemenH120havetransgressedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674thecovenantבְרִ֑יתve.RitH1285: there have they dealttreacherouslyבָּ֥גְדוּBa.ge.duH898against me.

8Gileadגִּלְעָ֕דgil.'AdH1568is acityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151of them thatworkפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205, and ispollutedעֲקֻבָּ֖ה'a.ku.BahH6121withbloodמִדָּֽם׃mi.DamH1818.

9And astroopsגְּדוּדִ֗יםge.du.DimH1416of robberswaitוּכְחַכֵּ֨יu.khe.cha.KeiH2442for amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376, so thecompanyH2267ofpriestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548murderיְרַצְּחוּ־ye.ra.tze.chu-H7523in thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870byconsentשֶׁ֑כְמָהShekh.mahH7926 H7927: for theycommitעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213lewdnessזִמָּ֖הzi.MahH2154.

10I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200an horriblethingשַׁעֲרֽוּרִיָּ֑הsha.'a.ri.ri.yahH8186in thehouseבְּבֵית֙be.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: there is theharlotryזְנ֣וּתze.NutH2184ofEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478isdefiledנִטְמָ֖אnit.Ma'H2930.

11Also, OJudahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063, he hathsetשָׁ֥תshatH7896anharvestקָצִ֖ירka.TzirH7105for thee, when Ireturnedבְּשׁוּבִ֖יbe.shu.ViH7725thecaptivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃ פ'a.MiH5971.

Commentaries on Hosea 6

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