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Hosea 1:2-9

2Thebeginningתְּחִלַּ֥תte.chi.LatH8462of thewordדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068byHoseaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פbe.ho.She.a'H1954. And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toHoseaהוֹשֵׁ֗עַho.She.a'H1954,GoH3212,takeקַח־kach-H3947to thee awifeאֵ֤שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofharlotryזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183andchildrenוְיַלְדֵ֣יve.yal.DeiH3206ofharlotryזְנוּנִ֔יםze.nu.NimH2183: for thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776hath committedgreatזָנֹ֤הza.NohH2181harlotryתִזְנֶה֙tiz.NehH2181, departingfromמֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3So hewentH3212andtookוַיִּקַּ֔חvai.yi.KachH3947Gomerגֹּ֖מֶרGo.merH1586thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofDiblaimדִּבְלָ֑יִםdiv.La.yimH1691; whoconceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּֽלֶד־va.te.led-H3205him asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

4And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Callקְרָ֥אke.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157; for yet alittleמְעַ֗טme.'AtH4592while, and I willavengeוּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜יu.Fa.kad.TiH6485thebloodדְּמֵ֤יde.MeiH1818ofJezreelיִזְרְעֶאל֙yiz.re.'eLH3157upon thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehuיֵה֔וּאye.Hu'H3058, and will cause toceaseוְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔יve.Hish.ba.TiH7673thekingdomמַמְלְכ֖וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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

6And she conceivedagainוַתַּ֤הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205adaughterבַּ֔תBatH1323. And Godsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Callקְרָ֥אke.Ra'H7121hernameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034LoruhamahH3819: for I will nomoreאוֹסִ֜יף'o.SifH3254havemercyאֲרַחֵם֙'a.ra.ChemH7355upon thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; but I willutterlyנָשֹׂ֥אna.So'H5375take themawayאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375.

7But I will havemercyאֲרַחֵ֔ם'a.ra.ChemH7355upon thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and willsaveוְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖יםve.ho.sha'.TimH3467them by theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and will notsaveאֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗ם'o.shi.'EmH3467them bybowבְּקֶ֤שֶׁתbe.Ke.shetH7198, nor byswordוּבְחֶ֙רֶב֙u.ve.Che.revH2719, nor bybattleוּבְמִלְחָמָ֔הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421, byhorsesבְּסוּסִ֖יםbe.su.SimH5483, nor byhorsemenוּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.ve.fa.ra.ShimH6571.

8Now when she hadweanedוַתִּגְמֹ֖לva.tig.MolH1580LoruhamahH3819, sheconceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

9Thensaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559God,Callקְרָ֥אke.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034LoammiH3818: for ye are not mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and I will not be your God .

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