New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 1

Hosea’s Wife and Children

1The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֗הha.YahH1961toHoseaהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ho.She.a'H1954the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beeriבְּאֵרִ֔יbe.'e.RiH882,during the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֥ה'u.zi.YahH5818,Jothamיוֹתָ֛םyo.TamH3147,Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271andHezekiahH2396,kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and during the daysוּבִימֵ֛יu.vi.MeiH3117ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2When the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068firstתְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.LatH8462spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696through Hoseaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פbe.ho.She.a'H1954,the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Hoseaהוֹשֵׁ֗עַho.She.a'H1954, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,takeקַח־kach-H3947to yourself a wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802of harlotryזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183and havechildrenוְיַלְדֵ֣יve.yal.DeiH3206of harlotryזְנוּנִ֔יםze.nu.NimH2183; forthe landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776commitsH2181flagrantH2181harlotryH2181,forsakingמֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH4480 H310the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

3So he wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980and tookוַיִּקַּ֔חvai.yi.KachH3947Gomerגֹּ֖מֶרGo.merH1586the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Diblaimדִּבְלָ֑יִםdiv.La.yimH1691,and she conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029andboreוַתֵּֽלֶד־va.te.led-H3205him a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

4And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Nameקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹke.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himJezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157;for yetע֣וֹדodH5750a littleמְעַ֗טme.'AtH4592whileH4592, and I willpunishוּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜יu.Fa.kad.TiH6485the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058for the bloodshedדְּמֵ֤יde.MeiH1818of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157, andI will putוְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔יve.Hish.ba.TiH7673an endH7673to the kingdomמַמְלְכ֖וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I willbreakוְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ve.sha.var.TiH7665the bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in thevalleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.”

6Then she conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029againעוֹד֙'OdH5750and gaveH3205birthH3205to a daughterבַּ֔תBatH1323. And the Lordsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Nameקְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּke.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034herLo-ruhamahH3819,for I will noלֹ֨אlo'H3808longerאוֹסִ֜יף ע֗וֹד'o.Sif odH3254 H5750haveH7355compassionאֲרַחֵם֙'a.ra.ChemH7355on the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that I would everנָשֹׂ֥אna.So'H5375forgiveאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375them.

7But I will haveH7355compassionאֲרַחֵ֔ם'a.ra.ChemH7355on the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063anddeliverוְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖יםve.ho.sha'.TimH3467them by the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and will not deliverאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗ם'o.shi.'EmH3467them bybowבְּקֶ֤שֶׁתbe.Ke.shetH7198,swordוּבְחֶ֙רֶב֙u.ve.Che.revH2719,battleוּבְמִלְחָמָ֔הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421,horsesבְּסוּסִ֖יםbe.su.SimH5483or horsemenוּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShimH6571.”

8When she had weanedוַתִּגְמֹ֖לva.tig.MolH1580Lo-ruhamahH3819,she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

9And the Lordsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Nameקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹke.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himLo-ammiH3818,for you are not My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971and I am not your God.”

10Yet the numberמִסְפַּ֤רmis.ParH4557of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478Will be like thesandכְּח֣וֹלke.CholH2344of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834cannotH3808be measuredיִמַּ֖דyi.MadH4058or numberedיִסָּפֵ֑רyi.sa.FerH5608; Andin the placeבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725Whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834it is saidיֵאָמֵ֤רye.'a.MerH559to them, “You arenot My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971,”It will be saidיֵאָמֵ֥רye.'a.MerH559to them, “You are thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֵֽל־'el-H410.”

11And thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063and the sonsוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will begatheredוְ֠נִקְבְּצוּVe.nik.be.tzuH6908togetherH3164,And they will appointוְשָׂמ֥וּve.sa.MuH7760for themselvesoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259leaderרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218,And they will goוְעָל֣וּve.'a.LuH5927up from the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,For greatגָד֖וֹלga.DolH1419will be the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

Hosea’s Wife and Children

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