כַּעֲנָבִ֣ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר מָצָ֙אתִי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּבִכּוּרָ֤ה בִתְאֵנָה֙ בְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּ רָאִ֖יתִי אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם הֵ֜מָּה בָּ֣אוּ בַֽעַל־פְּע֗וֹר וַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙ לַבֹּ֔שֶׁת וַיִּהְי֥וּ שִׁקּוּצִ֖ים כְּאָהֳבָֽם׃
Achei a Israel como uvas no deserto, vi a vossos pais como a fruta temporã da figueira no seu princípio; mas eles foram para Baal- Peor, e se consagraram a essa coisa vergonhosa, e se tornaram abomináveis como aquilo que amaram.
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Like grapes in the desert Like grapes, which are precious in the desert, so did I love Israel.
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like a ripe fig Heb. כְּבִכּוּרָה, like a ripe fig. on a fig tree Heb. בִתְאֵנָהּ.
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in its beginning In the beginning of the ripening of the figs.
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I saw your forefathers So did your forefathers appear in My eyes to love them.
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and they separated themselves Heb. וַיִנָּזְרוּ. Nowhere is נְזִירָה anything but an expression of separation.
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to a shameful thing To the deity, Baal-peor, which is their shame.