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Hosea 2:2-10

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.

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