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Hosea 1:2-9

2When theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake at thefirstתְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.LatH8462byHoseaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פbe.ho.She.a'H1954, theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoHoseaהוֹשֵׁ֗עַho.She.a'H1954, Go,takeקַח־kach-H3947unto thee awifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802of whoredom andchildrenוְיַלְדֵ֣יve.yal.DeiH3206of whoredom: for thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776dothcommitH2181great whoredom, departing from theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3SoH3947he went andtookH3947Gomerגֹּ֖מֶרGo.merH1586thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Diblaim; and sheconceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bare him asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

4And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Callקְרָ֥אke.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157; for yet alittleמְעַ֗טme.'AtH4592whileע֣וֹדodH5750, and I will avenge thebloodדְּמֵ֤יde.MeiH1818ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157uponעַל־'al-H5921thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058, and willcauseH7121thekingdomמַמְלְכ֖וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478toceaseוְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔יve.Hish.ba.TiH7673.

5And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961at thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that I willbreakוְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ve.sha.var.TiH7665thebowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in thevalleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

6AndsheH3588conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029againH5750, and bare adaughterבַּ֔תBatH1323. And the LORDsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Callקְרָ֥אke.Ra'H7121herנָשֹׂ֥אna.So'H5375nameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Lo-ruhamahH3819: for I willnoלֹ֨אlo'H3808moreH5750havemercyאֲרַחֵם֙'a.ra.ChemH7355uponH7121thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that I should inanyH5750wisepardonאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375them.

7But I will havemercyאֲרַחֵ֔ם'a.ra.ChemH7355upon thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and willsaveוְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖יםve.ho.sha'.TimH3467them by theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and willnotH3808saveאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗ם'o.shi.'EmH3467them bybowבְּקֶ֤שֶׁתbe.Ke.shetH7198,norH3808byswordוּבְחֶ֙רֶב֙u.ve.Che.revH2719,norH3808bybattleוּבְמִלְחָמָ֔הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421, byhorsesבְּסוּסִ֖יםbe.su.SimH5483,norH3808byhorsemenוּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

8Now when she hadweanedוַתִּגְמֹ֖לva.tig.MolH1580Lo-ruhamahH3819, sheconceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bare asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

9And the LORDsaidH559,Callקְרָ֥אke.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Lo-ammiH3818: for ye arenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be yourGodH559.

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