Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 2

1“SayH559of your brothersלַאֲחֵיכֶ֖םla.'a.chei.KhemH251, ‘My peopleH5971,’and of your sistersוְלַאֲחֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.la.'a.cho.tei.KhemH269, ‘My loved oneרֻחָֽמָה׃ru.Cha.mahH7355.’

2Rebukeרִ֤יבוּRi.vuH7378your motherבְאִמְּכֶם֙ve.'i.me.KhemH517,rebuke herרִ֔יבוּRi.vuH7378,forH3588sheהִיא֙hi'H1931is notלֹ֣אlo'H3808My wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595am notלֹ֣אlo'H3808her husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376.Let her removeוְתָסֵ֤רve.ta.SerH5493the adulteryזְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙ze.nu.Nei.haH2183from her faceמִפָּנֶ֔יהmi.pa.NeihH6440and the unfaithfulnessוְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָve.na.'a.fu.Fei.haH5005from betweenמִבֵּ֥יןmi.BeinH996her breastsשָׁדֶֽיהָ׃sha.Dei.haH7699.

3Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435,I will strip herאַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה'af.shi.Te.nahH6584nakedעֲרֻמָּ֔ה'a.ru.MahH6174and expose herוְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָve.Hi.tzag.Ti.haH3322like the dayכְּי֖וֹםke.YomH3117of her birthהִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּhi.val.DahH3205.I will make herוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760like a desertכַמִּדְבָּ֗רkha.mid.BarH4057and turn her intoוְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙ve.sha.Ti.haH7896a parchedצִיָּ֔הtzi.YahH6723landכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776,and I will let her dieוַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָva.ha.mi.Ti.haH4191of thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

4וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853I will have noH3808compassionאֲרַחֵ֑ם'a.ra.ChemH7355on her childrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121,becauseH3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992are the childrenבְנֵ֥יve.NeiH1121of adulteryH2183.

5Forכִּ֤יkiH3588their motherאִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH517has played the harlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181and has conceived themהֽוֹרָתָ֑םho.ra.TamH2029in disgraceהֹבִ֖ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588she thoughtאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, ‘I will goאֵלְכָ֞ה'e.le.KhahH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310my loversמְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.VaiH157,who give meנֹתְנֵ֤יno.te.NeiH5414breadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899and waterוּמֵימַ֔יu.mei.MaiH4325,woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and linenוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593,oilשַׁמְנִ֖יsham.NiH8081and drinkוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ve.shi.ku.YaiH8250.’

6Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנְנִי־hi.ni-H2005,I will hedge upשָׂ֥ךְsakhH7753herH853pathדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870with thornsבַּסִּירִ֑יםba.si.RimH5518;I will enclose her with a wallוְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ve.ga.dar.TiH1443H853גְּדֵרָ֔הּge.de.RahH1447,so she cannotH3808findתִמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672her wayוּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ne.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.

7She will pursueוְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.FahH7291אֶת־'et-H853her loversH157but notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808catchתַשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853;she will seek themוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamH1245but notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find themתִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672.Then she will sayH559 H1980, ‘I will returnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725toאֶל־'el-H413my firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandאִישִׁ֣י'i.ShiH376,forH3588thenאָ֖ז'azH227I was better offH2896than nowמֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahH6258.’

8For sheוְהִיא֙ve.Hi'H1931does notH3808acknowledgeיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045thatכִּ֤יkiH3588it was Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595who gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414hergrainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715,new wineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֑רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,who lavishedהִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235on hersilverוְכֶ֨סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091—which they craftedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213for Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃la.Ba.'alH1168.

9Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651I will take backוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH7725 H3947My grainדְגָנִי֙de.ga.NiH1715in its timeבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256and My new wineוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492in its seasonבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150;I will take awayוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.tzal.TiH5337My woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and linenוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593,which were given to coverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680H853her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172.

10And thenוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258I will exposeאֲגַלֶּ֥ה'a.ga.LehH1540אֶת־'et-H853her lewdnessנַבְלֻתָ֖הּnav.lu.TahH5040in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,and noH3808oneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will deliver herיַצִּילֶ֥נָּהya.tzi.Le.nahH5337out of My handsמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

11I will put an endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673to allכָּל־kol-H3605her exultationמְשׂוֹשָׂ֔הּme.so.SahH4885:her feastsחַגָּ֖הּcha.GahH2282,New Moonsחָדְשָׁ֣הּcha.de.ShahH2320,and Sabbathsוְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּve.shab.ba.TahH7676—allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605her appointed feastsH4150.

12I will destroyוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074her vinesגַּפְנָהּ֙gaf.NahH1612and fig treesוּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּu.te.'E.na.TahH8384,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she thinksאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559הֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992are the wagesאֶתְנָ֥ה'et.NahH866אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834paidנָֽתְנוּ־na.te.nu-H5414by her loversH157.So I will make themוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםve.sam.TimH7760into a thicketלְיַ֔עַרle.Ya.'arH3293,and the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704will devour themוַאֲכָלָ֖תַםva.'a.kha.La.tamH398.

God’s Mercy to Israel

13I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485herעָלֶ֗יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921אֶת־'et-H853for the daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of the Baalsהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168whenאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she burned incense to themתַּקְטִ֣ירtak.TirH6999,when she adorned herselfוַתַּ֤עַדva.Ta.'adH5710with ringsנִזְמָהּ֙niz.MahH5141and jewelryוְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּve.chel.ya.TahH2484,and wentוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157.But Meוְאֹתִ֥יve.'o.TiH853she forgotשָׁכְחָ֖הsha.khe.ChahH7911,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

14“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595will allure herמְפַתֶּ֔יהָme.fa.Tei.haH6601and lead herוְהֹֽלַכְתִּ֖יהָve.ho.lakh.Ti.haH1980to the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,and speakוְדִבַּרְתִּ֖יve.di.bar.TiH1696to herעַל'al-H5921tenderlyלִבָּֽהּ׃li.BahH3820.

15Thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033H853I will give backוְנָתַ֨תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414her vineyardsכְּרָמֶ֙יהָ֙ke.ra.Mei.haH3754H853and make the Valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010of Achorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911into a gatewayלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615.Thereשָּׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033she will respond as she didוְעָ֤נְתָהve.'A.ne.tahH6030in the daysH3117of her youthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,as in the dayH3117she came upעֲלֹתָ֥הּ'a.lo.TahH5927outמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

16וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961In thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “you will call Meתִּקְרְאִ֖יtik.re.'IH7121‘my Husbandאִישִׁ֑י'i.ShiH376,’and noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750callתִקְרְאִי־tik.re.'i-H7121Me ‘my Masterבַּעְלִֽי׃ba'.LiH1180.’

17For I will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֛יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493H853from her lipsמִפִּ֑יהָmi.Pi.haH6310the namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168;noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750will their namesבִּשְׁמָֽם׃bish.MamH8034be invokedיִזָּכְר֥וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142.

18On thatH1931dayH3117I will makeוְכָרַתִּ֨יve.kha.ra.TiH3772a covenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285for themwithעִם־'im-H5973the beastsחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704andוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973the birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the creatures that crawlוְרֶ֖מֶשׂve.Re.mesH7431on the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127.And I will abolishאֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר'esh.BorH7665bowוְקֶ֨שֶׁתve.Ke.shetH7198and swordוְחֶ֤רֶבve.Che.revH2719and battleוּמִלְחָמָה֙u.mil.cha.MahH4421inמִן־min-H4480the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and will make them lie downוְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖יםve.hish.kav.TimH7901in safetyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

19So I will betroth youוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781to Meforeverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;I will betroth youוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781in righteousnessבְּצֶ֣דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664and justiceוּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.ve.mish.PatH4941,in loving devotionוּבְחֶ֖סֶדu.ve.Che.sedH2617and compassionוּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃U.ve.ra.cha.MimH7356.

20And I will betroth youוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781in faithfulnessבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530,and you will knowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”

21וְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961“On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I will respondאֶֽעֱנֶה֙'e.'e.NehH6030—”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068— “I will respondאֶעֱנֶ֖ה'e.'e.NehH6030אֶת־'et-H853to the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and theyוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992will respondיַעֲנ֥וּya.'a.NuH6030אֶת־'et-H853to the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22And the earthוְהָאָ֣רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776will respondתַּעֲנֶ֔הta.'a.NehH6030H853to the grainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715H853,to the new wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492H853and oilהַיִּצְהָ֑רhai.yitz.HarH3323,and theyוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992will respondיַעֲנ֥וּya.'a.NuH6030H853to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

23And I will sow herוּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָu.ze.ra'.Ti.haH2232as My ownin the landH776,and I will have compassion onוְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖יve.ri.cham.TiH7355H853‘Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808Compassionרֻחָ֑מָהru.Cha.mahH7355.’I will say to thoseוְאָמַרְתִּ֤יve.'a.mar.TiH559called ‘Notלְלֹֽא־le.lo'-H3808My Peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,’ ‘Youאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859are My peopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971,’and theyH1931will sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559, ‘You are my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430.’”

God’s Mercy to Israel

Commentaries on Hosea 2