New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 2:10-23

10And thenוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258I willuncoverאֲגַלֶּ֥ה'a.ga.LehH1540her lewdnessנַבְלֻתָ֖הּnav.lu.TahH5040In the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,And noH3808oneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will rescueיַצִּילֶ֥נָּהya.tzi.Le.nahH5337her out of My handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

11I will alsoputוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673an endH7673to allכָּל־kol-H3605her gaietyמְשׂוֹשָׂ֔הּme.so.SahH4885, Herfeastsחַגָּ֖הּcha.GahH2282, hernewחָדְשָׁ֣הּcha.de.ShahH2320moonsH2320,her sabbathsוְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּve.shab.ba.TahH7676And allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605her festalבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150assembliesמוֹעֲדָֽהּ׃mo.'a.DahH4150.

12I willdestroyוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074her vinesגַּפְנָהּ֙gaf.NahH1612and figוּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּu.te.'E.na.TahH8384treesH8384,Of whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she saidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, ‘Theseהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992are my wagesאֶתְנָ֥ה'et.NahH866Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834my loversH157have givenנָֽתְנוּ־na.te.nu-H5414me.’ And I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםve.sam.TimH7760them a forestלְיַ֔עַרle.Ya.'arH3293, And thebeastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704will devourוַאֲכָלָ֖תַםva.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

13I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485her for thedaysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of the Baalsהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168Whenאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she used toofferH6999sacrificesH6999to them Andadornוַתַּ֤עַדva.Ta.'adH5710herself with herearringsנִזְמָהּ֙niz.MahH5141and jewelryוְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּve.chel.ya.TahH2484,And followוַתֵּ֖לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֣יva.Te.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, so that sheforgotשָׁכְחָ֖הsha.khe.ChahH7911Me,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

14“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I will allureמְפַתֶּ֔יהָme.fa.Tei.haH6601her,Bringוְהֹֽלַכְתִּ֖יהָve.ho.lakh.Ti.haH1980her into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057And speakוְדִבַּרְתִּ֖יve.di.bar.TiH1696kindlyלִבָּֽהּ׃li.BahH3820to her.

15Then I will giveוְנָתַ֨תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414her hervineyardsכְּרָמֶ֙יהָ֙ke.ra.Mei.haH3754from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033, Andthe valleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010of Achorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911as a doorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607of hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615. And she willsingH6031thereשָּׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033as in the daysH3117of her youthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271, As in thedayH3117when she cameעֲלֹתָ֥הּ'a.lo.TahH5927up from the landמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

16It will comeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961about in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “That you will callתִּקְרְאִ֖יtik.re.'IH7121MeIshiאִישִׁ֑י'i.ShiH376And will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750callתִקְרְאִי־tik.re.'i-H7121MeBaaliבַּעְלִֽי׃ba'.LiH1180.

17ForI will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֛יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493the namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168from her mouthמִפִּ֑יהָmi.Pi.haH6310, So that they will bementionedיִזָּכְר֥וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142by their namesבִּשְׁמָֽם׃bish.MamH8034noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750.

18In that dayH3117I will also makeוְכָרַתִּ֨יve.kha.ra.TiH3772a covenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285for them With thebeastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,The birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064And the creepingוְרֶ֖מֶשׂve.Re.mesH7431thingsH7431of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127. And I willabolishאֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר'esh.BorH7665the bowוְקֶ֨שֶׁתve.Ke.shetH7198,the swordוְחֶ֤רֶבve.Che.revH2719and warוּמִלְחָמָה֙u.mil.cha.MahH4421from the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, And will make themlieוְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖יםve.hish.kav.TimH7901downH7901in safetyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

19I willbetrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781you to Me foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;Yes, I will betrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781you to Me inrighteousnessבְּצֶ֣דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664and in justiceוּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.ve.mish.PatH4941,In lovingkindnessוּבְחֶ֖סֶדu.ve.Che.sedH2617and in compassionוּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃U.ve.ra.cha.MimH7356,

20And I will betrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781you to Me in faithfulnessבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530. Then you willknowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

21“It will comeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961about in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatI will respondאֶֽעֱנֶה֙'e.'e.NehH6030,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “I will respondאֶעֱנֶ֖ה'e.'e.NehH6030to the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and they will respondיַעֲנ֥וּya.'a.NuH6030to the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

22And theearthוְהָאָ֣רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776will respondתַּעֲנֶ֔הta.'a.NehH6030to the grainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715,to the newהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492and to the oilהַיִּצְהָ֑רhai.yitz.HarH3323,And they will respondיַעֲנ֥וּya.'a.NuH6030toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

23I willsowוּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָu.ze.ra'.Ti.haH2232her for Myself in the landH776.I will also haveH7355compassionH7355onher who had not obtainedH7355compassionH7355, AndI will sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֤יve.'a.mar.TiH559to those who werenot My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, ‘You are My peopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971!’ Andthey will sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559, ‘You aremy Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430!’”

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