New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 3

Hosea’s Second Symbolic Marriage

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980againע֚וֹדodH5750,loveH157awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802whois lovedH157by herhusbandרֵ֖עַRe.a'H7453,yet an adulteressוּמְנָאָ֑פֶתu.me.na.'A.fetH5003, evenas the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068lovesH157the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,though they turnפֹּנִים֙po.NimH6437to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and loveH157raisinעֲנָבִֽים׃'a.na.VimH809 H6025cakesH809.”

2So Iboughtוָאֶכְּרֶ֣הָva.'e.ke.Re.haH3739her for myself for fifteenבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240shekelsof silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701and a homerוְחֹ֥מֶרve.Cho.merH2563and ahalfוְלֵ֥תֶךְve.Le.tekhH3963of barleyH8184.

3Then I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to her, “You shallstayתֵּ֣שְׁבִיTe.she.viH3427with me for manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117.You shall not playH2181the harlotH2181,norH3808shall you haveתִֽהְיִ֖יtih.YiH1961amanלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376;so I will alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571be towardH413you.”

4For the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478will remainיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427for manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117withoutH369kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428or princeשָׂ֔רSarH8269,withoutH369sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077or sacredpillarמַצֵּבָ֑הma.tze.VahH4676and withoutH369ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646orhouseholdH8655idolsH8655.

5Afterwardאַחַ֗ר'a.CharH310the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478willreturnיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ya.Shu.vuH7725and seekוּבִקְשׁוּ֙u.vik.ShuH1245the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430andDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732their kingמַלְכָּ֑םmal.KamH4428; andthey will comeH6342tremblingH6342to the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068and to His goodnessטוּב֖וֹtu.VoH2898in the lastבְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.

Hosea’s Second Symbolic Marriage

Commentaries on Hosea 3