Hosea 4
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- 1Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; for there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
- שִׁמְע֥וּ
- שִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UhearH8085G
- דְבַר־
- דְבַרde.var-[the] word ofH1697G
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiO people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- רִ֤יב
- רִ֤יבriva case at lawH7379
- לַֽיהוָה֙
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י
- יוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
- הָאָ֔רֶץ
- כִּ֠י
- כִּ֠יkiforH3588A
- אֵין־
- אֵין'ein-there notH0369
- אֱמֶ֧ת
- אֱמֶ֧ת'e.Met[is] faithfulnessH0571G
- וְֽאֵין־
- חֶ֛סֶד
- חֶ֛סֶדChe.sed[is] covenant loyaltyH2617A
- וְאֵֽין־
- דַּ֥עַת
- דַּ֥עַתDa.'at[is] knowledge ofH1847
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
- שִׁמְע֥וּ
- 2Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, -- they break out; and blood toucheth blood.
- 3For this shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
- עַל־
- עַל'al-there-H5921A
- כֵּ֣ן׀
- כֵּ֣ןken-foreH3651C
- תֶּאֱבַ֣ל
- תֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.Valit will dry upH0056
- הָאָ֗רֶץ
- וְאֻמְלַל֙
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- יוֹשֵׁ֣ב
- יוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[one who] dwellsH3427
- בָּ֔הּ
- בְּחַיַּ֥ת
- הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
- וּבְע֣וֹף
- הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
- וְגַם־
- דְּגֵ֥י
- דְּגֵ֥יde.Gei[the] fish ofH1709H
- הַיָּ֖ם
- יֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃
- יֵאָסֵֽפוּye.'a.Se.futhey will be removedH0622
- עַל־
- 4Yet let no man strive, and let no man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
- 5And thou shalt stumble by day; and the prophet also shall stumble with thee by night: and I will destroy thy mother.
- 6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; for thou hast rejected knowledge, and I will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.
- נִדְמ֥וּ
- נִדְמ֥וּnid.Muthey have been destroyedH1820
- עַמִּ֖י
- מִבְּלִ֣י
- הַדָּ֑עַת
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- אַתָּ֞ה
- אַתָּ֞ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- הַדַּ֣עַת
- מָאַ֗סְתָּ
- מָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.tayou have rejectedH3988A
- וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙
- מִכַּהֵ֣ן
- לִ֔י
- וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙
- תּוֹרַ֣ת
- תּוֹרַ֣תto.Rat[the] law ofH8451
- אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
- אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח
- אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachI will forgetH7911
- בָּנֶ֖יךָ
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- אָֽנִי׃
- אָֽנִי'A.niIH0589
- נִדְמ֥וּ
- 7As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame.
- 8They eat the sin of my people, and their soul longeth for their iniquity.
- 9And it shall be as the people so the priest; and I will visit their ways upon them, and recompense to them their doings;
- וְהָיָ֥ה
- כָעָ֖ם
- כַּכֹּהֵ֑ן
- וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י
- עָלָיו֙
- דְּרָכָ֔יו
- וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו
- אָשִׁ֥יב
- אָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivI will repayH7725K
- לֽוֹ׃
- 10and they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: for they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
- וְאָֽכְלוּ֙
- וְלֹ֣א
- יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּ
- יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּyis.Ba.'uthey will be satisfiedH7646
- הִזְנ֖וּ
- הִזְנ֖וּhiz.Nuthey will prostitute themselvesH2181
- וְלֹ֣א
- יִפְרֹ֑צוּ
- יִפְרֹ֑צוּyif.Ro.tzuthey will increaseH6555
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְהוָ֥ה
- יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- עָזְב֖וּ
- עָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.Vuthey have forsakenH5800A
- לִשְׁמֹֽר׃
- 11Fornication, and wine, and new wine take away the heart.
- 12My people ask counsel of their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredoms causeth [supplied: them] to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God:
- 13they sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oak and poplar and terebinth, because the shade thereof is good; therefore your daughters play the harlot and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- רָאשֵׁ֨י
- רָאשֵׁ֨יra.Shei[the] tops ofH7218I
- הֶהָרִ֜ים
- יְזַבֵּ֗חוּ
- יְזַבֵּ֗חוּye.za.Be.chuthey sacrificeH2076
- וְעַל־
- הַגְּבָעוֹת֙
- יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ
- יְקַטֵּ֔רוּye.ka.Te.ruthey make smokeH6999H
- תַּ֣חַת
- תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478G
- אַלּ֧וֹן
- אַלּ֧וֹן'a.LonoakH0437
- וְלִבְנֶ֛ה
- וְאֵלָ֖ה
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- ט֣וֹב
- ט֣וֹבTov[is] goodH2896A
- צִלָּ֑הּ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-there-H5921A
- כֵּ֗ן
- כֵּ֗ןKen-foreH3651C
- תִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙
- תִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙tiz.Nei.nahthey prostitute themselvesH2181
- בְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם
- וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם
- תְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃
- תְּנָאַֽפְנָהte.na.'Af.nahthey commit adulteryH5003
- עַל־
- 14I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your daughters-in-law for their committing adultery; for they themselves go aside with harlots, and they sacrifice with prostitutes: and the people that doth not understand shall come to ruin.
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- אֶפְק֨וֹד
- אֶפְק֨וֹד'ef.KodI will visit [judgment]H6485H
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiifH3588A
- תִזְנֶ֗ינָה
- תִזְנֶ֗ינָהtiz.Nei.nahthey prostitute themselvesH2181
- וְעַל־
- כַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiifH3588A
- תְנָאַ֔פְנָה
- תְנָאַ֔פְנָהte.na.'Af.nahthey commit adulteryH5003
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-forH3588A
- הֵם֙
- הֵם֙hemthey [masc]H1992
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- הַזֹּנ֣וֹת
- יְפָרֵ֔דוּ
- יְפָרֵ֔דוּye.fa.Re.duthey go apartH6504
- וְעִם־
- הַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹת
- יְזַבֵּ֑חוּ
- יְזַבֵּ֑חוּye.za.Be.chuthey sacrificeH2076
- וְעָ֥ם
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-[which] notH3808
- יָבִ֖ין
- יָבִ֖יןya.Vinit understandsH0995
- יִלָּבֵֽט׃
- יִלָּבֵֽטyi.la.Vetit will be ruinedH3832
- לֹֽא־
- 15Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah trespass; and come ye not unto Gilgal, neither go up to Beth-aven, nor swear [supplied: As] Jehovah liveth!
- אִם־
- אִם'im-thoughH0518A
- זֹנֶ֤ה
- זֹנֶ֤הzo.Neh[are] prostituting yourselfH2181
- אַתָּה֙
- אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH0859A
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElO IsraelH3478
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- יֶאְשַׁ֖ם
- יֶאְשַׁ֖םye'.Shamit become guiltyH0816
- יְהוּדָ֑ה
- יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- וְאַל־
- תָּבֹ֣אוּ
- תָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uyou goH0935G
- הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל
- וְאַֽל־
- תַּעֲלוּ֙
- תַּעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.Luyou go upH5927G
- בֵּ֣ית
- בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1007
- אָ֔וֶן
- אָ֔וֶן'A.venAvenH1007
- וְאַל־
- תִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ
- תִּשָּׁבְע֖וּti.sha.ve.'Uyou swearH7650
- חַי־
- חַיchai-[by] [the] lifeH2416A
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehof YahwehH3068G
- אִם־
- 16For Israel is refractory as an untractable heifer; now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide [supplied: pasture].
- 17-- Ephraim is joined to idols: leave him alone.
- 18Their drink is sour; they give themselves up to whoredom; her great men passionately love [supplied: their] shame.
- 19The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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