Hosea 5

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שִׁמְעוּ־hear זֹ֨אתthis הַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםO priests וְהַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ׀and pay attention בֵּ֣יתO house of יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael וּבֵ֤יתand O house of הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king הַאֲזִ֔ינוּgive ear כִּ֥יforלָכֶ֖םbelongs to youהַמִּשְׁפָּ֑טthe judgment כִּֽי־for פַח֙a trap הֱיִיתֶ֣םyou have been לְמִצְפָּ֔הto Mizpah וְרֶ֖שֶׁתand a net פְּרוּשָׂ֥הspread out עַל־over תָּבֽוֹר׃Tabor

וְשַׁחֲטָ֥הand slaughtering שֵׂטִ֖יםrebels הֶעְמִ֑יקוּthey have made deep וַאֲנִ֖יand I מוּסָ֥רam discipline לְכֻלָּֽם׃to all of them

אֲנִי֙I יָדַ֣עְתִּיI know אֶפְרַ֔יִםEphraim וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לand Israel לֹֽא־not נִכְחַ֣דit is hidden מִמֶּ֑נִּיfrom me כִּ֤יfor עַתָּה֙now הִזְנֵ֣יתָyou have prostituted yourself אֶפְרַ֔יִםO Ephraim נִטְמָ֖אit has made itself unclean יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

לֹ֤אnot יִתְּנוּ֙they permit מַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םdeeds their לָשׁ֖וּבto return אֶל־to אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑םGod their כִּ֣יfor ר֤וּחַa spirit of זְנוּנִים֙prostitutions בְּקִרְבָּ֔םis in inner being their וְאֶת־and obj.יְהוָ֖הYahweh לֹ֥אnot יָדָֽעוּ׃they know

וְעָנָ֥הand it testifies גְאֽוֹן־the pride of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael בְּפָנָ֑יוin face its וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לand Israel וְאֶפְרַ֗יִםand Ephraim יִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙they will stumble בַּעֲוֹנָ֔םon iniquity their כָּשַׁ֥לit will stumble גַּם־also יְהוּדָ֖הJudah עִמָּֽם׃with them

בְּצֹאנָ֣םwith flocks their וּבִבְקָרָ֗םand with herds their יֵֽלְכ֛וּthey will go לְבַקֵּ֥שׁto seek אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahweh וְלֹ֣אand not יִמְצָ֑אוּthey will find him חָלַ֖ץhe has withdrawnמֵהֶֽם׃from them

בַּיהוָ֣הwith Yahweh בָּגָ֔דוּthey have dealt treacherously כִּֽי־for בָנִ֥יםchildren זָרִ֖יםstrange יָלָ֑דוּthey have borne עַתָּ֛הnow יֹאכְלֵ֥םit will devour them חֹ֖דֶשׁa new moon אֶת־with חֶלְקֵיהֶֽם׃ סportions their

תִּקְע֤וּblow שׁוֹפָר֙a horn בַּגִּבְעָ֔הin the Gibeah חֲצֹצְרָ֖הa trumpet בָּרָמָ֑הin the Ramah הָרִ֙יעוּ֙sound an alarm בֵּ֣יתBeth אָ֔וֶןAven אַחֲרֶ֖יךָafter you בִּנְיָמִֽין׃O Benjamin

אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙Ephraim לְשַׁמָּ֣הinto a waste תִֽהְיֶ֔הit will become בְּי֖וֹםon the day of תּֽוֹכֵחָ֑הrebuke בְּשִׁבְטֵי֙among the tribes of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael הוֹדַ֖עְתִּיI make known נֶאֱמָנָֽה׃something trustworthy

הָיוּ֙they have become שָׂרֵ֣יthe leaders of יְהוּדָ֔הJudah כְּמַסִּיגֵ֖יlike those who displace גְּב֑וּלof a boundary עֲלֵיהֶ֕םon them אֶשְׁפּ֥וֹךְI will pour out כַּמַּ֖יִםlike the water עֶבְרָתִֽי׃wrath my

עָשׁ֥וּקis oppressed אֶפְרַ֖יִםEphraim רְצ֣וּץis crushed of מִשְׁפָּ֑טjudgment כִּ֣יfor הוֹאִ֔ילhe was determined הָלַ֖ךְhe walked אַחֲרֵי־after צָֽו׃a command

וַאֲנִ֥יand I כָעָ֖שׁam like the moth לְאֶפְרָ֑יִםto Ephraim וְכָרָקָ֖בand like the rottenness לְבֵ֥יתto the house of יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah

כִּ֣יfor אָנֹכִ֤יI כַשַּׁ֙חַל֙will be like the lion לְאֶפְרַ֔יִםto Ephraim וְכַכְּפִ֖ירand like the young lion לְבֵ֣יתto the house of יְהוּדָ֑הJudah אֲנִ֨יI אֲנִ֤יI אֶטְרֹף֙I will tear to pieces וְאֵלֵ֔ךְand I may go אֶשָּׂ֖אI will carry off וְאֵ֥יןand there not מַצִּֽיל׃will be a deliverer

אֵלֵ֤ךְI will go אָשׁ֙וּבָה֙I will return אֶל־to מְקוֹמִ֔יplace my עַ֥דuntil אֲשֶֽׁר־that יֶאְשְׁמ֖וּthey will be held guilty וּבִקְשׁ֣וּand they will seek פָנָ֑יface my בַּצַּ֥רwhen the it is distressלָהֶ֖םto themיְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃they will seek earnestly me

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