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Hosea 2:14-23

14Therefore, behold, I will allureמְפַתֶּ֔יהָme.fa.Tei.haH6601her, and bringH3212her into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,and speakוְדִבַּרְתִּ֖יve.di.bar.TiH1696comfortablyלִבָּֽהּ׃li.BahH3820unto her.

15And I will giveוְנָתַ֨תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414her her vineyardsכְּרָמֶ֙יהָ֙ke.ra.Mei.haH3754from thence, and the valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010of Achorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911for a doorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615:and she shall singוְעָ֤נְתָהve.'A.ne.tahH6030there, as in the daysH3117of her youthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,and as in the dayH3117when she came upעֲלֹתָ֥הּ'a.lo.TahH5927out of the landמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

16And it shall be at that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thatthou shalt callתִּקְרְאִ֖יtik.re.'IH7121me Ishiאִישִׁ֑י'i.ShiH376;and shalt callתִקְרְאִי־tik.re.'i-H7121me no more Baaliבַּעְלִֽי׃ba'.LiH1180.

17For I will take awayוַהֲסִרֹתִ֛יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493the namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168out of her mouthמִפִּ֑יהָmi.Pi.haH6310,and they shall no more be rememberedיִזָּכְר֥וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142by their nameבִּשְׁמָֽם׃bish.MamH8034.

18And in that dayH3117will I makeוְכָרַתִּ֨יve.kha.ra.TiH3772a covenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285for them with the beastsחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,and with the fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and withthe creeping thingsוְרֶ֖מֶשׂve.Re.mesH7431of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127:and I will breakאֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר'esh.BorH7665the bowוְקֶ֨שֶׁתve.Ke.shetH7198and the swordוְחֶ֤רֶבve.Che.revH2719and the battleוּמִלְחָמָה֙u.mil.cha.MahH4421out of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and will make them to lie downוְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖יםve.hish.kav.TimH7901safelyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

19And I will betrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781thee unto me for everלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;yea, I will betrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781thee unto me in righteousnessבְּצֶ֣דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664,and in judgmentוּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.ve.mish.PatH4941,and in lovingkindnessוּבְחֶ֖סֶדu.ve.Che.sedH2617,and in merciesוּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃U.ve.ra.cha.MimH7356.

20I will even betrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781thee unto me in faithfulnessבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530:and thou shalt knowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

21And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,I will hearאֶֽעֱנֶה֙'e.'e.NehH6030,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I will hearאֶעֱנֶ֖ה'e.'e.NehH6030the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and they shall hearיַעֲנ֥וּya.'a.NuH6030the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

22And the earthוְהָאָ֣רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shall hearתַּעֲנֶ֔הta.'a.NehH6030the cornהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715,and the wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and the oilהַיִּצְהָ֑רhai.yitz.HarH3323;and they shall hearיַעֲנ֥וּya.'a.NuH6030Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

23And I will sowוּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָu.ze.ra'.Ti.haH2232her unto me in the earthH776;and I will have mercyוְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖יve.ri.cham.TiH7355upon her that had not obtained mercyרֻחָ֑מָהru.Cha.mahH3818 H7355;and I will sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֤יve.'a.mar.TiH559to them which werenot my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, Thou artmy peopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971;and they shall sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559, Thou artmy Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430.

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