ഹോശേയ 4:1
യിസ്രായേൽമക്കളേ, യഹോവയുടെ വചനം കേൾപ്പിൻ; യഹോവെക്കു ദേശനിവാസികളോടു ഒരു വ്യവഹാരം ഉണ്ടു; ദേശത്തു സത്യവും ഇല്ല, ദയയും ഇല്ല, ദൈവപരിജ്ഞാനവുമില്ല.
| Hear | שִׁמְע֥וּ | šimʿû | sheem-OO |
| the word | דְבַר | dĕbar | deh-VAHR |
| of the Lord, | יְהוָ֖ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| ye children | בְּנֵ֣י | bĕnê | beh-NAY |
| Israel: of | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | kee |
| the Lord | רִ֤יב | rîb | reev |
| hath a controversy | לַֽיהוָה֙ | layhwāh | lai-VA |
| with | עִם | ʿim | eem |
| inhabitants the | יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י | yôšĕbê | yoh-sheh-VAY |
| of the land, | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hāʾāreṣ | ha-AH-rets |
| because | כִּ֠י | kî | kee |
| there is no | אֵין | ʾên | ane |
| truth, | אֱמֶ֧ת | ʾĕmet | ay-MET |
| nor | וְֽאֵין | wĕʾên | VEH-ane |
| mercy, | חֶ֛סֶד | ḥesed | HEH-sed |
| nor | וְאֵֽין | wĕʾên | veh-ANE |
| knowledge | דַּ֥עַת | daʿat | DA-at |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ʾĕlōhîm | ay-loh-HEEM |
| in the land. | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | bāʾāreṣ | ba-AH-rets |