תֶּאְשַׁם֙ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן כִּ֥י מָרְתָ֖ה בֵּֽאלֹהֶ֑יהָ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ עֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם יְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּ וְהָרִיּוֹתָ֖יו יְבֻקָּֽעוּ
Samaria shall become desolate; for she has rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
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שׁ֚וּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּ֥י כָשַׁ֖לְתָּ בַּעֲוֺנֶֽךָ
O Israel, return to YHWH your God; for you have fallen by your iniquity.
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קְח֤וּ עִמָּכֶם֙ דְּבָרִ֔ים וְשׁ֖וּבוּ אֶל יְהוָ֑ה אִמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כָּל תִּשָּׂ֤א עָוֺן֙ וְקַח ט֔וֹב וּֽנְשַׁלְּמָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים שְׂפָתֵֽינוּ
Take with you words, and turn to YHWH: say to him, Take away all iniquity, and receive graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
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אַשּׁ֣וּר לֹ֣א יוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נוּ עַל סוּס֙ לֹ֣א נִרְכָּ֔ב וְלֹא נֹ֥אמַר ע֛וֹד אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ לְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדֵ֑ינוּ אֲשֶׁר בְּךָ֖ יְרֻחַ֥ם יָתֽוֹם
Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, our gods: for in you the fatherless findeth mercy.
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אֶרְפָּא֙ מְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔ם אֹהֲבֵ֖ם נְדָבָ֑ה כִּ֛י שָׁ֥ב אַפִּ֖י מִמֶּֽנּוּ
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
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אֶהְיֶ֤ה כַטַּל֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִפְרַ֖ח כַּשּֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה וְיַ֥ךְ שָׁרָשָׁ֖יו כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן
I will be as the dew to Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
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יֵֽלְכוּ֙ יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו וִיהִ֥י כַזַּ֖יִת הוֹד֑וֹ וְרֵ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
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יָשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בְצִלּ֔וֹ יְחַיּ֥וּ דָגָ֖ן וְיִפְרְח֣וּ כַגָּ֑פֶן זִכְר֖וֹ כְּיֵ֥ין לְבָנֽוֹן
They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof as the wine of Lebanon.
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אֶפְרַ֕יִם מַה לִּ֥י ע֖וֹד לָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים אֲנִ֧י עָנִ֣יתִי וַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּ אֲנִי֙ כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ רַֽעֲנָ֔ן מִמֶּ֖נִּי פֶּרְיְךָ֥ נִמְצָֽא
Ephraim , What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard , and observed him: I like a green fir tree. From me is your fruit found.
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מִ֤י חָכָם֙ וְיָ֣בֵֽן אֵ֔לֶּה נָב֖וֹן וְיֵֽדָעֵ֑ם כִּֽי יְשָׁרִ֞ים דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה וְצַדִּקִים֙ יֵ֣לְכוּ בָ֔ם וּפֹשְׁעִ֖ים יִכָּ֥שְׁלוּ בָֽם
Who wise, and he shall understand these ? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of YHWH right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.