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Hosea 2

1SayH559ye to yourbrethrenלַאֲחֵיכֶ֖םla.'a.chei.KhemH251,AmmiH5971; and to yoursistersוְלַאֲחֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.la.'a.cho.tei.KhemH269,Ruhamahרֻחָֽמָה׃ru.Cha.mahH7355.

2Contendרִ֤יבוּRi.vuH7378with yourmotherבְאִמְּכֶם֙ve.'i.me.KhemH517,contendרִ֔יבוּRi.vuH7378: for she is not mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י'ish.TiH802, neither am I herhusbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376: let her therefore putawayוְתָסֵ֤רve.ta.SerH5493herharlotryזְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙ze.nu.Nei.haH2183out of hersightמִפָּנֶ֔יהmi.pa.NeihH6440, and heradulteriesוְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָve.na.'a.fu.Fei.haH5005from between herbreastsשָׁדֶֽיהָ׃sha.Dei.haH7699;

3Lest Istripאַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה'af.shi.Te.nahH6584hernakedעֲרֻמָּ֔ה'a.ru.MahH6174, andsetוְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָve.Hi.tzag.Ti.haH3322her as in thedayכְּי֖וֹםke.YomH3117that she wasbornהִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּhi.val.DahH3205, andmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760her as awildernessכַמִּדְבָּ֗רkha.mid.BarH4057, andsetוְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙ve.sha.Ti.haH7896her like adryצִיָּ֔הtzi.YahH6723landכְּאֶ֣רֶץke.'E.retzH776, andkillוַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָva.ha.mi.Ti.haH4191her withthirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

4And I will not havemercyאֲרַחֵ֑ם'a.ra.ChemH7355upon herchildrenבָּנֶ֖יהָba.Nei.haH1121; for they are thechildrenבְנֵ֥יve.NeiH1121ofharlotryH2183.

5For theirmotherאִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH517hath played theharlotזָֽנְתָה֙za.ne.TahH2181: she thatconceivedהֽוֹרָתָ֑םho.ra.TamH2029them hath doneshamefullyH3001: for shesaidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, I willgoH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310myloversמְאַהֲבַי֙me.'a.ha.VaiH157, thatgiveנֹתְנֵ֤יno.te.NeiH5414me mybreadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899and mywaterוּמֵימַ֔יu.mei.MaiH4325, mywoolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and myflaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593, myoilשַׁמְנִ֖יsham.NiH8081and mydrinkוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ve.shi.ku.YaiH8250.

6Therefore, behold, I willhedgeשָׂ֥ךְsakhH7753up thywayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870withthornsבַּסִּירִ֑יםba.si.RimH5518, andmakeוְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ve.ga.dar.TiH1443awallגְּדֵרָ֔הּge.de.RahH1447, that she shall notfindתִמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672herpathsוּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ne.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.

7And she shallfollowוְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.FahH7291after herloversH157, but she shall notovertakeתַשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381them; and she shallseekוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamH1245them, but shall notfindתִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672them : then shall shesayH559, I willgoH3212andreturnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to myfirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandאִישִׁ֣י'i.ShiH376; for then was itbetterH2896with me thannowמֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahH6258.

8For she did notknowיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045that Igaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414hergrainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715, andwineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, andoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֑רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323, andmultipliedהִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235hersilverוְכֶ֨סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, which theypreparedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213forBaalלַבָּֽעַל׃la.Ba.'alH1168.

9Therefore will IreturnH7725, and takeawayוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947mygrainדְגָנִי֙de.ga.NiH1715in itstimeבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, and mywineוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492in itsseasonבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150, and I willrecoverוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.tzal.TiH5337mywoolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and myflaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593given tocoverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680hernakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172.

10And now will Iuncoverאֲגַלֶּ֥ה'a.ga.LehH1540herlewdnessנַבְלֻתָ֖הּnav.lu.TahH5040in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of herloversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, andnoneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376shalldeliverיַצִּילֶ֥נָּהya.tzi.Le.nahH5337her out of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

11I will also cause all hermirthמְשׂוֹשָׂ֔הּme.so.SahH4885toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673, her feastdaysחַגָּ֖הּcha.GahH2282, her newmoonsחָדְשָׁ֣הּcha.de.ShahH2320, and hersabbathsוְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּve.shab.ba.TahH7676, and all her solemnfeastsH4150.

12And I willdestroyוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074hervinesגַּפְנָהּ֙gaf.NahH1612and her figtreesוּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּu.te.'E.na.TahH8384, of which she hathsaidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, These are myrewardsאֶתְנָ֥ה'et.NahH866that myloversH157havegivenנָֽתְנוּ־na.te.nu-H5414me: and I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםve.sam.TimH7760them aforestלְיַ֔עַרle.Ya.'arH3293, and thebeastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704shalleatוַאֲכָלָ֖תַםva.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

13And I willjudgeוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485her for thedaysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117ofBaalimהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168, in which she burnedincenseתַּקְטִ֣ירtak.TirH6999to them, and shedeckedוַתַּ֤עַדva.Ta.'adH5710herself with herearringsנִזְמָהּ֙niz.MahH5141and herjewelsוְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּve.chel.ya.TahH2484, and shewentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310herloversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, andforgotשָׁכְחָ֖הsha.khe.ChahH7911me,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

14Therefore, behold, I willallureמְפַתֶּ֔יהָme.fa.Tei.haH6601her, andbringH3212her into thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתִּ֖יve.di.bar.TiH1696kindlyלִבָּֽהּ׃li.BahH3820to her.

15And I willgiveוְנָתַ֨תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414her hervineyardsכְּרָמֶ֙יהָ֙ke.ra.Mei.haH3754there, and thevalleyעֵ֥מֶק'E.mekH6010ofAchorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911for adoorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607ofhopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615: and she shallsingוְעָ֤נְתָהve.'A.ne.tahH6030there, as in thedaysH3117of heryouthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271, and as in thedayH3117when shecameעֲלֹתָ֥הּ'a.lo.TahH5927from thelandמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

16And it shall be at thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that thou shaltcallתִּקְרְאִ֖יtik.re.'IH7121meIshiאִישִׁ֑י'i.ShiH376; and shaltcallתִקְרְאִי־tik.re.'i-H7121me no moreBaaliבַּעְלִֽי׃ba'.LiH1180.

17For I will takeawayוַהֲסִרֹתִ֛יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493thenamesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034ofBaalimהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168out of hermouthמִפִּ֑יהָmi.Pi.haH6310, and they shall no more berememberedיִזָּכְר֥וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142by theirnameבִּשְׁמָֽם׃bish.MamH8034.

18And in thatdayH3117will Imakeוְכָרַתִּ֨יve.kha.ra.TiH3772acovenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285for them with thebeastsחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, and with thefowlsע֣וֹףofH5775ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and with the creepingthingsוְרֶ֖מֶשׂve.Re.mesH7431of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127: and I willbreakאֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר'esh.BorH7665thebowוְקֶ֨שֶׁתve.Ke.shetH7198and theswordוְחֶ֤רֶבve.Che.revH2719and thebattleוּמִלְחָמָה֙u.mil.cha.MahH4421out of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and will make them to liedownוְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖יםve.hish.kav.TimH7901insafetyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

19And I willbetrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781thee to me foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769; yea, I willbetrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781thee to me inrighteousnessבְּצֶ֣דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664, and injudgmentוּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.ve.mish.PatH4941, and inlovingkindnessוּבְחֶ֖סֶדu.ve.Che.sedH2617, and inmerciesוּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃U.ve.ra.cha.MimH7356.

20I will evenbetrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781thee to me infaithfulnessבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530: and thou shaltknowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

21And it shall come to pass in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, I willhearאֶֽעֱנֶה֙'e.'e.NehH6030,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, I willhearאֶעֱנֶ֖ה'e.'e.NehH6030theheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and they shallhearיַעֲנ֥וּya.'a.NuH6030theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

22And theearthוְהָאָ֣רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shallhearתַּעֲנֶ֔הta.'a.NehH6030thegrainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715, and thewineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, and theoilהַיִּצְהָ֑רhai.yitz.HarH3323; and they shallhearיַעֲנ֥וּya.'a.NuH6030Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

23And I willsowוּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָu.ze.ra'.Ti.haH2232her to me in theearthH776; and I will havemercyוְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖יve.ri.cham.TiH7355upon her that had not obtainedmercyרֻחָ֑מָהru.Cha.mahH7355 H3818; and I willsayוְאָמַרְתִּ֤יve.'a.mar.TiH559to them who were not mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, Thou art mypeopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971; and they shallsayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559, Thou art myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430.

Commentaries on Hosea 2

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