New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 2:2-5

2“Contendרִ֤יבוּRi.vuH7378with your motherבְאִמְּכֶם֙ve.'i.me.KhemH517,contendרִ֔יבוּRi.vuH7378, For she isnot my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802,and I am not her husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376;And let her putH5493awayH5493herharlotryזְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙ze.nu.Nei.haH2183from her faceמִפָּנֶ֔יהmi.pa.NeihH6440And her adulteryוְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָve.na.'a.fu.Fei.haH5005from betweenמִבֵּ֥יןmi.BeinH996her breastsשָׁדֶֽיהָ׃sha.Dei.haH7699,

3Orפֶּן־pen-H6435I will stripאַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה'af.shi.Te.nahH6584hernakedעֲרֻמָּ֔ה'a.ru.MahH6174And exposeוְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָve.Hi.tzag.Ti.haH3322her as on thedayכְּי֖וֹםke.YomH3117when she was bornהִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּhi.val.DahH3205. I will alsomakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760her like a wildernessכַמִּדְבָּ֗רkha.mid.BarH4057,Makeוְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙ve.sha.Ti.haH7896her like desertצִיָּ֔הtzi.YahH6723landכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776And slayוַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָva.ha.mi.Ti.haH4191her withthirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

4Also, I will haveH7355noH3808compassionאֲרַחֵ֑ם'a.ra.ChemH7355on her childrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121,BecauseH3588they arechildrenבְנֵ֥יve.NeiH1121of harlotryH2183.

5For their motherאִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH517hasplayedH2181the harlotH2181;She who conceivedהֽוֹרָתָ֑םho.ra.TamH2029them has actedH954shamefullyהֹבִ֖ישָׁהho.Vi.shahH954.For she saidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, ‘I will goאֵלְכָ֞ה'e.le.KhahH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310my loversמְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.VaiH157, Whogiveנֹתְנֵ֤יno.te.NeiH5414memy breadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899and my waterוּמֵימַ֔יu.mei.MaiH4325,My woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and my flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593, myoilשַׁמְנִ֖יsham.NiH8081and my drinkוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ve.shi.ku.YaiH8250.’

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