New American Standard Bible 2020

Hosea 1:2-9

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-H3947for yourself a wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802inclined to infidelityזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183,and childrenוְיַלְדֵ֣יve.yal.DeiH3206of infidelityזְנוּנִ֔יםze.nu.NimH2183; forthe landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776commitsH2181flagrantH2181infidelityH2181,abandoningמֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'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 in justע֣וֹדodH5750a littleמְעַ֗טme.'AtH4592whileH4592I willpunishוּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜יu.Fa.kad.TiH6485the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058for the bloodshedדְּמֵ֤יde.MeiH1818of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157, andI will putוְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔יve.Hish.ba.TiH7673anH7673endH7673toH7673the 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 H5750takeH7355pityH7355onH7355the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that I would everנָשֹׂ֥אna.So'H5375forgiveאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375them.

7But I will takeH7355pityH7355onH7355the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andsaveוְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖יםve.ho.sha'.TimH3467them by the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and will not saveאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗ם'o.shi.'EmH3467them bybowבְּקֶ֤שֶׁתbe.Ke.shetH7198,swordוּבְחֶ֙רֶב֙u.ve.Che.revH2719,battleוּבְמִלְחָמָ֔הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421,horsesבְּסוּסִ֖יםbe.su.SimH5483,or 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,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588you are not My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and I am not your God.”

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