H3588A–כִּי–ki

I have known Ephraim, And Israel hath not been hid from me, For now thou hast gone a-whoring, Ephraim, Defiled is Israel.

כִּ֤י ki “for”

They give not up their habitual doings, To turn back unto their God, For a spirit of whoredoms `is' in their midst, And Jehovah they have not known.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Against Jehovah they dealt treacherously, For strange sons they have begotten, Now consume them doth a month `with' their portions.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Oppressed is Ephraim, broken in judgment, When he pleased he went after the command.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

For I `am' as a lion to Ephraim, And as a young lion to the house of Judah, I -- I tear and go, I bear away, and there is no deliverer.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

`Come, and we turn back unto Jehovah, For He hath torn, and He doth heal us, He doth smite, and He bindeth us up.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

`When I give healing to Israel, Then revealed is the iniquity of Ephraim, And the wickedness of Samaria, For they have wrought falsehood, And a thief doth come in, Stript off hath a troop in the street,

כִּ֥י ki “for”

For they have drawn near, As an oven `is' their heart, In their lying in wait all the night sleep doth their baker, Morning! he is burning as a flaming fire.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Wo to them, for they wandered from Me, Destruction to them, for they transgressed against Me, And I -- I ransom them, and they have spoken lies against Me,

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And have not cried unto Me with their heart, but howl on their beds, For corn and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn aside against Me.

כִּ֥י ki “if”

For even it `is' of Israel; an artificer made it, And it `is' not God, For the calf of Samaria is fragments!

כִּ֤י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For wind they sow, and a hurricane they reap, Stalk it hath none -- a shoot not yielding grain, If so be it yield -- strangers do swallow it up.

כִּ֛י ki “for”

For they -- they have gone up `to' Asshur, A wild ass alone by himself `is' Ephraim, They have hired lovers!

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Also though they hire among nations, Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, From the burden of a king of princes.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Because Ephraim did multiply altars to sin, They have been to him altars to sin.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

`Rejoice not, O Israel, be not joyful like the peoples, For thou hast gone a-whoring from thy God, Thou hast loved a gift near all floors of corn.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

They pour not out wine to Jehovah, Nor are they sweet to Him, Their sacrifices `are' as bread of mourners to them, All eating it are unclean: For their bread `is' for themselves, It doth not come into the house of Jehovah.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For, lo, they have gone because of destruction, Egypt gathereth them, Moph burieth them, The desirable things of their silver, Nettles possess them -- a thorn `is' in their tents.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For though they nourish their sons, I have made them childless -- without man, Surely also, wo to them, when I turn aside from them.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

All their evil `is' in Gilgal, Surely there I have hated them, Because of the evil of their doings, Out of My house I do drive them, I add not to love them, all their heads `are' apostates.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Ephraim hath been smitten, Their root hath dried up, fruit they yield not, Yea, though they bring forth, I have put to death the desired of their womb.

כִּ֣י ki “if”

Reject them doth my God, Because they have not hearkened to Him, And they are wanderers among nations!

כִּ֛י ki “for”

For now they say: We have no king, Because we have not feared Jehovah, And the king -- what doth he for us?

כִּ֤י ki “for”כִּ֣י ki “for”