Hosea 4

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אָלֹ֣הcursing וְכַחֵ֔שׁand deceiving וְרָצֹ֥חַand murdering וְגָנֹ֖בand stealing וְנָאֹ֑ףand committing adultery פָּרָ֕צוּpeople have broken out וְדָמִ֥יםand bloods בְּדָמִ֖יםin bloods נָגָֽעוּ׃they have touched

עַל־there-כֵּ֣ן׀-fore תֶּאֱבַ֣לit will dry up הָאָ֗רֶץthe land וְאֻמְלַל֙and he will wither כָּל־every יוֹשֵׁ֣בone who dwellsבָּ֔הּin itבְּחַיַּ֥תamong the animals of הַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe field וּבְע֣וֹףand among the birds of הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavens וְגַם־and also דְּגֵ֥יthe fish of הַיָּ֖םthe sea יֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃they will be removed

אַ֥ךְnevertheless אִ֛ישׁanyone אַל־may not יָרֵ֖בhe bring a case וְאַל־and may not יוֹכַ֣חhe reprove אִ֑ישׁanyone וְעַמְּךָ֖and people your כִּמְרִיבֵ֥יis like those who contend כֹהֵֽן׃of a priest

וְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣and you will stumble הַיּ֔וֹםthe day וְכָשַׁ֧לand he will stumble גַּם־also נָבִ֛יאa prophet עִמְּךָ֖with you לָ֑יְלָהnight וְדָמִ֖יתִיand I will destroy אִמֶּֽךָ׃mother your

נִדְמ֥וּthey have been destroyed עַמִּ֖יpeople my מִבְּלִ֣יbecause not הַדָּ֑עַתthe knowledge כִּֽי־for אַתָּ֞הyou הַדַּ֣עַתthe knowledge מָאַ֗סְתָּyou have rejected וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙and I will reject you מִכַּהֵ֣ןfrom serving as a priestלִ֔יto meוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙and you have forgotten תּוֹרַ֣תthe law of אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your אֶשְׁכַּ֥חI will forget בָּנֶ֖יךָchildren your גַּם־also אָֽנִי׃I

כְּרֻבָּ֖םas increased they כֵּ֣ןso חָֽטְאוּ־they sinnedלִ֑יto meכְּבוֹדָ֖םglory their בְּקָל֥וֹןfor shame אָמִֽיר׃I will exchange

חַטַּ֥אתthe sin of עַמִּ֖יpeople my יֹאכֵ֑לוּthey eat וְאֶל־and to עֲוֹנָ֖םiniquity their יִשְׂא֥וּthey lift up נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃desire its

וְהָיָ֥הand it will be כָעָ֖םas the people כַּכֹּהֵ֑ןas the priest וּפָקַדְתִּ֤יand I will visit עָלָיו֙on him דְּרָכָ֔יוways his וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוand deeds his אָשִׁ֥יבI will repayלֽוֹ׃to him

וְאָֽכְלוּ֙and they will eat וְלֹ֣אand not יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּthey will be satisfied הִזְנ֖וּthey will prostitute themselves וְלֹ֣אand not יִפְרֹ֑צוּthey will increase כִּֽי־for אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֥הYahweh עָזְב֖וּthey have forsaken לִשְׁמֹֽר׃to keep

זְנ֛וּתprostitution וְיַ֥יִןand wine וְתִיר֖וֹשׁand new wine יִֽקַּֽח־it takes away לֵֽב׃the heart

עַמִּי֙people my בְּעֵצ֣וֹby wood his יִשְׁאָ֔לhe enquires וּמַקְל֖וֹand stick his יַגִּ֣ידit tellsל֑וֹto himכִּ֣יfor ר֤וּחַa spirit of זְנוּנִים֙prostitutions הִתְעָ֔הit has misled וַיִּזְנ֖וּand they have prostituted themselves מִתַּ֥חַתfrom under אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃God their

אִם־though זֹנֶ֤הare prostituting yourself אַתָּה֙you יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לO Israel אַל־may not יֶאְשַׁ֖םit become guilty יְהוּדָ֑הJudah וְאַל־and may not תָּבֹ֣אוּyou go הַגִּלְגָּ֗לthe Gilgal וְאַֽל־and may not תַּעֲלוּ֙you go up בֵּ֣יתBeth אָ֔וֶןAven וְאַל־and may not תִּשָּׁבְע֖וּyou swear חַי־by the life יְהוָֽה׃of Yahweh

כִּ֚יfor כְּפָרָ֣הlike a heifer סֹֽרֵרָ֔הstubborn סָרַ֖רit is stubborn יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael עַתָּה֙now יִרְעֵ֣םhe will pasture them יְהוָ֔הYahweh כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂlike a lamb בַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃in the roomy place

חֲב֧וּרis joined of עֲצַבִּ֛יםidols אֶפְרָ֖יִםEphraim הַֽנַּֽח־leave aloneלֽוֹ׃to him

סָ֖רit has come to an end סָבְאָ֑םdrink their הַזְנֵ֣הcertainly to prostitute themselves הִזְנ֔וּthey have prostituted themselves אָהֲב֥וּthey have loved הֵב֛וּlove קָל֖וֹןshame מָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃shields its

צָרַ֥רit has wrapped ר֛וּחַa wind אוֹתָ֖הּobj. it בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָin wings its וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּso they may be ashamed מִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם סfrom sacrifices their

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