Revised Version 1895

Hosea 2:10-23

10Andnowכִּ֤יkiH3588will I discoverherH5414lewdness in the sight ofherH5414lovers, andnoneH3808shalldeliverH5414herH5414outיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045of minehandH5414.

11I will alsocauseאָשׁ֔וּב'a.ShuvH7725allH5337herH3947mirth to cease,herH3947feastsבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150,herH3947newוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492moons, andherH3947sabbaths, andallH5337herH3947solemnassembliesמוֹעֲדָֽהּ׃mo.'a.DahH4150.

12And I willlayH1540wasteherH1540vines andherH1540fig trees, whereofsheH3808hath said, These are my hire that myloversH157havegivenמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027meH3808: and I willmakeH1540them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.

13And I will visit uponherH3605the days of the Baalim, untowhichמוֹעֲדָֽהּ׃mo.'a.DahH4150sheH2320burned incense; whensheH2320decked herself withherH3605earrings andherH3605jewels, and went afterherH3605lovers, and forgatmeH3605, saith the LORD.

14Therefore, behold, I will allureherH5414, andbringH5414herH5414intoH5414the wilderness, andspeakאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559comfortably untoherH5414.

15And I will giveherH5921herH5921vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: andsheH834shall make answer there, as in thedaysH3117ofherH5921youth, and as in thedayH3117whensheH834cameupH5921outH5921of the land of Egypt.

16And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt callmeH5921Ishi; and shalt callmeH5921nomoreלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Baali.

17For I willtakeH5927awayH5927the names of the BaalimoutH8033ofherH5414mouth, and they shallnoH5414more be mentioned by their name.

18And in thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117will ImakeH7121a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and thebattleבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117outאִישִׁ֑י'i.ShiH376of the land, and willmakeH7121them tolieוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961downH7121safely.

19And I will betroth thee untomeH3808foreverע֖וֹדodH5750; yea, I will betroth thee untomeH3808in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

20I willevenהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776betroth thee untomeמִן־min-H4480in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.

21And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, saith theLORDוּבְחֶ֖סֶדu.ve.Che.sedH2617, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth;

22and the earth shall answer the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall answer Jezreel.

23And I wilt sowherH1961untomeH1961in theearthH776; and I will havemercyH3068uponH1961herH1961that hadnotH1961obtainedmercyH3068; and I will say to themwhichH1931werenotH1961mypeopleH776, Thou art mypeopleH776; and they shall say, Thou art myGodH3068.

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