H3588A–כִּי–ki

I have knowledge of Ephraim, and Israel is not secret from me; for now, O Ephraim, you have been false to me, Israel has become unclean.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

Their works will not let them come back to their God, for a false spirit is in them and they have no knowledge of the Lord.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

They have been false to the Lord; they have given birth to strange children; now the new moon will make them waste with their fields.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Ephraim is troubled; he is crushed by his judges, because he took pleasure in walking after deceit.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the children of Judah; I, even I, will give him wounds and go away; I will take him away, and there will be no helper.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Come, let us go back to the Lord; for he has given us wounds and he will make us well; he has given blows and he will give help.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes prope

כִּ֥י ki “for”

For they have made their hearts ready like an oven, while they are waiting secretly; their wrath is sleeping all night; in the morning it is burning like a flaming fire.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

May trouble be theirs! for they have gone far away from me; and destruction, for they have been sinning against me; I was ready to be their saviour, but they said false words against me.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.

כִּ֥י ki “if”

The workman made it, it is no god; the ox of Samaria will be broken into bits.

כִּ֤י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For they have been planting the wind, and their fruit will be the storm; his grain has no stem, it will give no meal, and if it does, a strange nation will take it.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

For they have gone up to Assyria like an ass going by himself; Ephraim has given money to get lovers.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

But though they give money to the nations for help, still I will send them in all directions; and in a short time they will be without a king and rulers.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Because Ephraim has been increasing altars for sin, altars have become a cause of sin to him.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Have no joy, O Israel, and do not be glad like the nations; for you have been untrue to your God; your desire has been for the loose woman's reward on every grain-floor.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

They will give no wine offering to the Lord, they will not make offerings ready for him; their bread will be like the bread of those in sorrow; all who take it will be unclean, because their bread will be only for their desire, it will not come into the

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For see, they are going away into Assyria; Egypt will get them together, Memphis will be their last resting-place; their fair silver vessels will be covered over with field plants, and thorns will come up in their tents.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Even though their children have come to growth I will take them away, so that not a man will be there; for their evil-doing will be complete and they will be put to shame because of it.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

All their evil-doing is in Gilgal; there I had hate for them; because of their evil-doing I will send them out of my house; they will no longer be dear to me; all their rulers are uncontrolled.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

The rod has come on Ephraim, their root is dry, let them have no fruit; even though they give birth, I will put to death the dearest fruit of their bodies.

כִּ֣י ki “if”

My God will give them up because they did not give ear to him; they will be wandering among the nations.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

Now, truly, they will say, We have no king, we have no fear of the Lord; and the king, what is he able to do for us?

כִּ֤י ki “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”