Hosea 9

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אַל־may not תִּשְׂמַ֨חyou rejoice יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀O Israel אֶל־to גִּיל֙rejoicing כָּֽעַמִּ֔יםlike the peoples כִּ֥יfor זָנִ֖יתָyou have prostituted yourself מֵעַ֣לfrom with אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָGod your אָהַ֣בְתָּyou have loved אֶתְנָ֔ןthe hire of a prostitute עַ֖לon כָּל־all גָּרְנ֥וֹתthreshing floors of דָּגָֽן׃grain

גֹּ֥רֶןthreshing floor וָיֶ֖קֶבand wine-press לֹ֣אnot יִרְעֵ֑םit will feed them וְתִיר֖וֹשׁand new wine יְכַ֥חֶשׁit will failבָּֽהּ׃in it

לֹ֥אnot יֵשְׁב֖וּthey will remain בְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וְשָׁ֤בand he will return אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙Ephraim מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּרand in Assyria טָמֵ֥אunclean food יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃they will eat

לֹא־not יִסְּכ֨וּthey will pour out לַיהוָ֥ה׀to Yahweh יַיִן֮wine וְלֹ֣אand not יֶֽעֶרְבוּ־they will be pleasingלוֹ֒to himזִבְחֵיהֶ֗םsacrifices their כְּלֶ֤חֶםwill be like bread of אוֹנִים֙mourningsלָהֶ֔םto themכָּל־all אֹכְלָ֖יוthose who eat it יִטַמָּ֑אוּthey will make themselves unclean כִּֽי־for לַחְמָ֣םbread their לְנַפְשָׁ֔םwill be for self their לֹ֥אnot יָב֖וֹאit will go בֵּ֥יתthe house of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

מַֽה־what?תַּעֲשׂ֖וּwill you do לְי֣וֹםto the day of מוֹעֵ֑דan appointed feast וּלְי֖וֹםand to the day of חַג־the festival of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

כִּֽי־for הִנֵּ֤הthere!הָֽלְכוּ֙they have gone מִשֹּׁ֔דfrom the devastation מִצְרַ֥יִםEgypt תְּקַבְּצֵ֖םit will gather them מֹ֣ףMemphis תְּקַבְּרֵ֑םit will bury them מַחְמַ֣דtreasure לְכַסְפָּ֗םof silver their קִמּוֹשׂ֙nettles יִֽירָשֵׁ֔םit will take possession of them ח֖וֹחַthorns בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃will be in tents their

בָּ֣אוּ׀they have come יְמֵ֣יthe days of הַפְּקֻדָּ֗הthe punishment בָּ֚אוּthey have come יְמֵ֣יthe days of הַשִׁלֻּ֔םthe retribution יֵדְע֖וּlet them know יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael אֱוִ֣ילis a fool הַנָּבִ֗יאthe prophet מְשֻׁגָּע֙is mad אִ֣ישׁthe person of הָר֔וּחַthe spirit עַ֚לon רֹ֣בthe greatness of עֲוֹנְךָ֔iniquity your וְרַבָּ֖הand great מַשְׂטֵמָֽה׃animosity

צֹפֶ֥הwas a watchman אֶפְרַ֖יִםEphraim עִם־with אֱלֹהָ֑יGod my נָבִ֞יאa prophet פַּ֤חa trap of יָקוֹשׁ֙a fowler עַל־is on כָּל־all דְּרָכָ֔יוways his מַשְׂטֵמָ֖הanimosity בְּבֵ֥יתis in the house of אֱלֹהָֽיו׃God his

הֶעְמִֽיקוּ־they have made deep שִׁחֵ֖תוּthey have dealt corruptly כִּימֵ֣יlike the days of הַגִּבְעָ֑הthe Gibeah יִזְכּ֣וֹרhe will remember עֲוֹנָ֔םiniquity their יִפְק֖וֹדhe will punish חַטֹּאותָֽם׃ סsins their

כַּעֲנָבִ֣יםlike grapes בַּמִּדְבָּ֗רin the wilderness מָצָ֙אתִי֙I found יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael כְּבִכּוּרָ֤הlike early figs בִתְאֵנָה֙on a fig tree בְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּat beginning its רָאִ֖יתִיI saw אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םancestors your הֵ֜מָּהthey בָּ֣אוּthey came בַֽעַל־Baal פְּע֗וֹרPeor וַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙and they devoted themselves לַבֹּ֔שֶׁתto the shame וַיִּהְי֥וּand they were שִׁקּוּצִ֖יםdetestable things כְּאָהֳבָֽם׃as loved they

אֶפְרַ֕יִםEphraim כָּע֖וֹףlike the bird יִתְעוֹפֵ֣ףit will fly away כְּבוֹדָ֑םglory their מִלֵּדָ֥הfrom child bearing וּמִבֶּ֖טֶןand from womb וּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃and from conception

כִּ֤יthat אִם־except יְגַדְּלוּ֙they will bring up אֶת־obj.בְּנֵיהֶ֔םchildren their וְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםand I will bereave them מֵֽאָדָ֑םfrom everyone כִּֽי־for גַם־also א֥וֹיwoe!לָהֶ֖םto themבְּשׂוּרִ֥יwhen depart Iמֵהֶֽם׃from them

אֶפְרַ֛יִםEphraim כַּאֲשֶׁר־just as רָאִ֥יתִיI have seen לְצ֖וֹרto Tyre שְׁתוּלָ֣הis planted בְנָוֶ֑הin pastureland וְאֶפְרַ֕יִםand Ephraim לְהוֹצִ֥יאto bring out אֶל־to הֹרֵ֖גone who kills בָּנָֽיו׃children his

תֵּן־giveלָהֶ֥םto themיְהוָ֖הO Yahweh מַה־what?תִּתֵּ֑ןwill you give תֵּן־giveלָהֶם֙to themרֶ֣חֶםa womb מַשְׁכִּ֔ילwhich miscarry וְשָׁדַ֖יִםand breasts צֹמְקִֽים׃which dry up

כָּל־all רָעָתָ֤םwickedness their בַּגִּלְגָּל֙is in the Gilgal כִּֽי־for שָׁ֣םthere שְׂנֵאתִ֔יםI hated them עַ֚לon רֹ֣עַthe wickedness of מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םdeeds their מִבֵּיתִ֖יfrom house my אֲגָרְשֵׁ֑םI will drive out them לֹ֤אnot אוֹסֵף֙I will repeat אַהֲבָתָ֔םto love them כָּל־all שָׂרֵיהֶ֖םleaders their סֹרְרִֽים׃are rebellious

הֻכָּ֣הhe has been struck אֶפְרַ֔יִםEphraim שָׁרְשָׁ֥םroot their יָבֵ֖שׁit has dried up פְּרִ֣יfruit בַֽלnot יַעֲשׂ֑וּןthey will produce !גַּ֚םalso כִּ֣יif יֵֽלֵד֔וּןthey masc will give birth !וְהֵמַתִּ֖יand I will put to death מַחֲמַדֵּ֥יthe precious things of בִטְנָֽם׃ סmasc womb their

יִמְאָסֵ֣םhe will reject them אֱלֹהַ֔יGod my כִּ֛יfor לֹ֥אnot שָׁמְע֖וּthey have listenedל֑וֹto himוְיִהְי֥וּso they may be נֹדְדִ֖יםwanderers בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ סamong the nations

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