Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 2:14-23

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.’”

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