1SayH559ye untoyourbrethren, Ammi;andtoyoursisters, Ruhamah. 2Contendwithyourmother, contend;forsheisnotmywife, neither amIherhusband;andletherputH7760awayherwhoredomsfromherface,andheradulteriesfrombetweenherbreasts; 3lestIstriphernaked,andsetherasinthedaythatshewasborn,andmakeherasawilderness,andsetherlikeadry land,andslayherwiththirst. 4Yea,uponherchildrenwillIhavenomercy;fortheyarechildrenofwhoredom; 5fortheirmother hath playedtheharlot; shethatconceivedthemhath done shamefully;forshe said,Iwillgoaftermylovers,thatgiveH3205memybreadandmywater,mywoolandmyflax, mine oilandmydrink. 6Therefore,behold,Iwillhedgeupthy waywiththorns,andIwillbuildawall againsther,thatsheshallnotfindherpaths. 7AndsheshallfollowafterherloversH157,butsheshallnotovertakethem;andsheshallseekthem,butshallnotfindthem:thenshallshesayH559,Iwillgoandreturntomyfirst husband;forthenwasitbetterwithmethannow. 8ForshedidnotknowthatIgaveherthegrain,andthenew wine,andtheoil,andmultiplied untohersilverandgold, whichtheyusedforBaal. 9ThereforeH6258willItakebackH7725mygraininthetimethereof,andmynew wineintheseason thereof,andwillpluckawayH7725mywoolandmyflax whichshouldhavecoveredhernakedness. 10AndnowwillIuncoverherlewdnessinthesightofherlovers,andnoneshalldeliverheroutofmyhand. 11Iwillalsocauseallhermirthtocease,herfeastsH4150,hernewוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492moons,andhersabbaths,andallhersolemnassemblies. 12AndIwilllaywastehervinesandherfig-trees, whereofshehath said, ThesearemyhirethatmyloversH157havegivenme;andIwillmakethemaforest,andthebeastsofthefieldshalleatthem. 13AndIwillvisit uponherthedaysoftheBaalim, untowhichsheburned incense, whenshedecked herselfwithherearringsandherjewels,andwent afterherlovers,andforgatme, saith Jehovah. 14Therefore, behold,Iwillallureher,andbringherintothewilderness,andspeakcomfortably untoher. 15AndIwillgiveherhervineyardsfromthence,andthevalleyofAchorforadoorofhope;andsheshallmake answerthere,asinthedaysH3117ofheryouth,andasinthedayH3117whenshecameupoutofthelandofEgypt. 16Anditshallbeatthatday, saith Jehovah,thatthou shalt callmeIshi,andshalt callmenomoreBaali. 17ForIwilltakeawaythenamesoftheBaalimoutofhermouth,andtheyshallnomorebementionedbytheirname. 18AndinthatdayH3117willImakeacovenantforthemwiththebeastsofthefield,andwiththebirdsoftheheavens,andwiththecreepingthingsoftheground:andIwillbreakthebowandtheswordandthebattleoutoftheland,andwillmakethemtoliedownsafely. 19AndIwillbetroth thee untomeforever; yea,Iwillbetroth thee untomeinrighteousness,andinjustice,andinlovingkindness,andinmercies. 20Iwillevenbetroth thee untomeinfaithfulness;andthou shalt know Jehovah. 21Anditshall cometopassinthat day, Iwillanswer, saith Jehovah, Iwillanswertheheavens,andthey shall answertheearth; 22andtheearthshallanswerthegrain,andthenew wine,andtheoil;andtheyshallanswer Jezreel. 23AndIwillsowheruntomeintheearthH776;andIwillhavemercyuponherthathadnotobtainedmercy;andIwillsaytothemthatwereוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961notmypeople, Thou artmypeople;andtheyshallsay, Thou artmyGod. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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