Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 2:5-8

5For their motherH517 hath played the harlotH2181: she that conceivedH2029 them hath done shamefullyH3001: for she saidH559, I will goH3212 afterH310 my loversH157, that giveH5414 me my breadH3899 and my waterH4325, my woolH6785 and my flaxH6593, mine oilH8081 and my drinkH8250.1

6Therefore, behold, I will hedgeH7753 up thy wayH1870 with thornsH5518, and makeH1443 a wallH1447, that she shall not findH4672 her pathsH5410.2 7And she shall followH7291 after her loversH157, but she shall not overtakeH5381 them; and she shall seekH1245 them, but shall not findH4672 them: then shall she sayH559, I will goH3212 and returnH7725 to my firstH7223 husbandH376; for then was it betterH2896 with me than nowH6258. 8For she did not knowH3045 that I gaveH5414 her grainH1715, and wineH8492, and oilH3323, and multipliedH7235 her silverH3701 and goldH2091, which they preparedH6213 for BaalH1168.3 4

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Notes

1. Hosea 2:5 drink: Heb. drinks. ↩
2. Hosea 2:6 make…: Heb. wall a wall. ↩
3. Hosea 2:8 wine: Heb. new wine. ↩
4. Hosea 2:8 which…: or, wherewith they made Baal. ↩

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