Berean Standard Bible
Hosea 3
(Zechariah 2:6–13)
1Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980show loveאֱֽהַב־'ehav-H157to your wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802againע֚וֹדodH5750,though she is lovedאֲהֻ֥בַת'a.Hu.vatH157by anotherרֵ֖עַRe.a'H7453and is an adulteressוּמְנָאָ֑פֶתu.me.na.'A.fetH5003.Love herכְּאַהֲבַ֤תke.'a.ha.VatH160as the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068lovesאֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478,though theyוְהֵ֗םve.HemH1992turnפֹּנִים֙po.NimH6437toאֶל־'el-H413otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and love to offerוְאֹהֲבֵ֖יve.'o.ha.VeiH157raisin cakesאֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י עֲנָבִֽים׃'a.shi.Shei 'a.na.VimH809H6025to idols.”
3Then I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to herאֵלֶ֗יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, “You must liveתֵּ֣שְׁבִיTe.she.viH3427with mefor manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117;you must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be promiscuousתִזְנִ֔י וְלֹ֥אtiz.Ni ve.Lo'H2181H3808or belong toתִֽהְיִ֖יtih.YiH1961anotherלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376,andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589will do the same for youאֵלָֽיִךְ׃'e.La.yikhH413.”
4Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478must liveיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428or princeשָׂ֔רSarH8269,withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077orוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369sacred pillarוְאֵ֣ין מַצֵּבָ֑הve.'Ein ma.tze.VahH4676H369,and withoutוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646or idolוּתְרָפִֽים׃u.te.ra.FimH8655.
5Afterwardאַחַ֗ר'a.CharH310,the peopleבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478will returnיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ya.Shu.vuH7725and seekוּבִקְשׁוּ֙u.vik.ShuH1245אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732their kingמַלְכָּ֑םmal.KamH4428.They will come tremblingוּפָחֲד֧וּu.fa.cha.DuH6342toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413His goodnessטוּב֖וֹtu.VoH2898in the lastבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.
Commentaries on Hosea 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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