Hosea 2
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Hosea 2:2-13

2ContendH7378 with your motherH517, contendH7378: for she is not my wifeH802, neither am I her husbandH376: let her therefore put awayH5493 her harlotryH2183 out of her sightH6440, and her adulteriesH5005 from between her breastsH7699; 3Lest I stripH6584 her nakedH6174, and setH3322 her as in the dayH3117 that she was bornH3205, and makeH7760 her as a wildernessH4057, and setH7896 her like a dryH6723 landH776, and killH4191 her with thirstH6772. 4And I will not have mercyH7355 upon her childrenH1121; for they are the childrenH1121 of harlotryH2183. 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, my 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 BaalH1168.34 9Therefore will I returnH7725, and take awayH3947 my grainH1715 in its timeH6256, and my wineH8492 in its seasonH4150, and I will recoverH5337 my woolH6785 and my flaxH6593 given to coverH3680 her nakednessH6172.5 10And now will I uncoverH1540 her lewdnessH5040 in the sightH5869 of her loversH157, and noneH376 shall deliverH5337 her out of my handH3027.6 11I will also cause all her mirthH4885 to ceaseH7673, her feast daysH2282, her new moonsH2320, and her sabbathsH7676, and all her solemn feastsH4150. 12And I will destroyH8074 her vinesH1612 and her fig treesH8384, of which she hath saidH559, These are my rewardsH866 that my loversH157 have givenH5414 me: and I will makeH7760 them a forestH3293, and the beastsH2416 of the fieldH7704 shall eatH398 them.7 13And I will judgeH6485 her for the daysH3117 of BaalimH1168, in which she burned incenseH6999 to them, and she deckedH5710 herself with her earringsH5141 and her jewelsH2484, and she wentH3212 afterH310 her loversH157, and forgotH7911 me, saithH5002 the LORDH3068.

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Notes

  1. 1. Hosea 2:5 drink: Heb. drinks ↩
  2. 2. Hosea 2:6 make...: Heb. wall a wall ↩
  3. 3. Hosea 2:8 wine: Heb. new wine ↩
  4. 4. Hosea 2:8 which...: or, wherewith they made Baal ↩
  5. 5. Hosea 2:9 recover: or, take away ↩
  6. 6. Hosea 2:10 lewdness: Heb. folly, or, villany ↩
  7. 7. Hosea 2:12 destroy: Heb. make desolate ↩

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