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ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܢܗܦܘܟ ܢܐܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܚܢ ܘܗܘ ܢܐܣܝܢ ܘܬܒܪܢ ܘܗܘ ܢܥܨܒܢ
wn'mrwn nhpwk n'zl lwth mry' dmkhn whw n'syn wthbrn whw netsbn
“Come! Let’s return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.
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ܘܢܚܝܢ ܝܘܡܬܐ ܘܒܝܘܡܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܢܩܝܡܢ ܘܢܚܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
wnkhyn ywmth' wbywm' thlythy' nqymn wnkh' qdmwhy
After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.
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ܘܢܕܥ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܐܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܫܦܪܐ ܕܬܩܢ ܡܦܩܗ ܘܢܐܬܐ ܠܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܛܪܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܪܒܝܥܐ ܕܡܪܘܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ
wnde lm'zl l'ydethh dmry' 'yk shpr' dthqn mpqh wn'th' ln 'yk mTr' w'yk rbye' dmrw' l're'
Let’s acknowledge Yahweh. Let’s press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”
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ܡܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܟ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܡܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܟ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܢܢܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܛܠܐ ܕܡܩܕܡ ܘܥܒܪ
mn' 'ebd lk 'prym wmn' 'ebd lk yhwd' Tybwthkwn 'yk enn' dtspr' w'yk Tl' dmqdm webr
“Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.
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ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܦܣܩܬ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܩܛܠܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܡܐܡܪ ܦܘܡܝ ܘܕܝܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܢܦܘܩ
mTl hn' psqth nby' wqTlth 'nwn bm'mr pwmy wdyny 'yk nwhr' npwq
Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.
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ܡܛܠ ܕܨܒܝܬ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܕܒܚܬܐ ܘܒܐܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܝܩܕܐ ܫܠܡܐ
mTl dtsbyth bTybwth' wl' bdbkhth' wb'ydethh d'lh' Tb mn yqd' shlm'
For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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ܘܗܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܥܒܪܘ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܝ ܘܬܡܢ ܕܓܠܘ ܒܝ
whnwn 'yk brnsh' ebrw el qymy wthmn dglw by
But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.
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ܓܠܥܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܥܒܕܝ ܥܘܠܐ ܘܡܦܠܦܠܐ ܒܕܡܐ
gled mdynth' hy debdy ewl' wmplpl' bdm'
Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.
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ܥܘܫܢܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܓܝܣܐ ܐܫܬܘܬܦܘ ܟܗܢܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܩܛܠܘ ܠܫܟܝܡ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܥܒܕܘ
ewshnky 'yk dgbr' gys' 'shthwthpw khn' b'wrkh' wqTlw lshkym mTl dewl' ebdw
As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
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ܒܒܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܚܙܝܬ ܬܡܗܐ ܬܡܢ ܙܢܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܐܬܛܢܦ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
bbyth' d'ysr'yl khzyth thmh' thmn zny 'prym w'thTnp 'ysryl
In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.
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ܘܐܦ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܟ ܩܛܦܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܦܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܫܒܝܬܗ ܕܥܡܝ
w'p yhwd' ebd lk qTp' m' dmpn' 'n' shbythh demy
“Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.