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Hosea 1:2-5

2The beginningתְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.LatH8462of the wordדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by Hoseaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פbe.ho.She.a'H1954.And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Hoseaהוֹשֵׁ֗עַho.She.a'H1954,GoH3212,takeקַח־kach-H3947unto thee a wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802of whoredomsזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183and childrenוְיַלְדֵ֣יve.yal.DeiH3206of whoredomsזְנוּנִ֔יםze.nu.NimH2183:for the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776hath committed greatזָנֹ֤הza.NohH2181whoredomתִזְנֶה֙tiz.NehH2181, departingfromמֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3So he wentH3212and tookוַיִּקַּ֔חvai.yi.KachH3947Gomerגֹּ֖מֶרGo.merH1586the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Diblaimדִּבְלָ֑יִםdiv.La.yimH1691;which conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּֽלֶד־va.te.led-H3205him a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

4And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Callקְרָ֥אke.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157;for yet a littleמְעַ֗טme.'AtH4592while,and I will avengeוּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜יu.Fa.kad.TiH6485the bloodדְּמֵ֤יde.MeiH1818of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157upon the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058,and will cause to ceaseוְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔יve.Hish.ba.TiH7673the kingdomמַמְלְכ֖וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And it shall come to pass at that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,that I will breakוְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ve.sha.var.TiH7665the bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

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