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Hosea 2 (WEBP)

[1] “Say to your brothers, ‘My people!’ and to your sisters, ‘My loved one!’
[2] Contend with your mother! Contend, for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her prostitution from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
[3] lest I strip her naked, and make her bare as in the day that she was born, and make her like a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and kill her with thirst.
[4] Indeed, on her children I will have no mercy, for they are children of unfaithfulness.
[5] For their mother has played the prostitute. She who conceived them has done shamefully; for she said, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.’
[6] Therefore behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she can’t find her way.
[7] She will follow after her lovers, but she won’t overtake them; and she will seek them, but won’t find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go and return to my first husband, for then it was better with me than now.’
[8] For she didn’t know that I gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied to her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.
[9] Therefore I will take back my grain in its time, and my new wine in its season, and will pluck away my wool and my flax which should have covered her nakedness.
[10] Now I will uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of my hand.
[11] I will also cause all her celebrations to cease: her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.
[12] I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees, about which she has said, ‘These are my wages that my lovers have given me,’ and I will make them a forest, and the animals of the field shall eat them.
[13] I will visit on her the days of the Baals, to which she burned incense when she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and went after her lovers and forgot me,” says Yahweh.
[14] “Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.
[15] I will give her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she will respond there as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
[16] It will be in that day,” says Yahweh, “that you will call me ‘my husband,’ and no longer call me ‘my master.’
[17] For I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth, and they will no longer be mentioned by name.
[18] In that day I will make a covenant for them with the animals of the field, and with the birds of the sky, and with the creeping things of the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and the battle out of the land, and will make them lie down safely.
[19] I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.
[20] I will even betroth you to me in faithfulness; and you shall know Yahweh.
[21] It will happen in that day, that I will respond,” says Yahweh. “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth;
[22] and the earth will respond to the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they will respond to Jezreel.
[23] I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; and I will tell those who were not my people, ‘You are my people;’ and they will say, ‘You are My God!’ ”

Hosea 2:1a “Ammi” in Hebrew
Hosea 2:1b “Ruhamah” in Hebrew
Hosea 2:6 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Hosea 2 (KJVS)

[1] Say () ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. ()
[2] Plead () with your mother, plead: () for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away () her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
[3] lest I strip () her naked, and set () her as in the day that she was born, () and make () her as a wilderness, and set () her like a dry land, and slay () her with thirst.
[4] And I will not have mercy () upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
[5] For their mother hath played the harlot: () she that conceived () them hath done shamefully: () for she said, () I will go () after my lovers, () that give () me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
[6] Therefore, behold, I will hedge () up thy way with thorns, and make () a wall, that she shall not find () her paths.
[7] And she shall follow () after her lovers, () but she shall not overtake () them; and she shall seek () them, but shall not find () them: then shall she say, () I will go () and return () to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.
[8] For she did not know () that I gave () her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied () her silver and gold, which they prepared () for Baal.
[9] Therefore will I return, () and take away () my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover () my wool and my flax given to cover () her nakedness.
[10] And now will I discover () her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, () and none shall deliver () her out of mine hand.
[11] I will also cause all her mirth to cease, () her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.
[12] And I will destroy () her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, () These are my rewards that my lovers () have given () me: and I will make () them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat () them.
[13] And I will visit () upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense () to them, and she decked () herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went () after her lovers, () and forgat () me, saith () the Lord.
[14] Therefore, behold, I will allure () her, and bring () her into the wilderness, and speak () comfortably unto her.
[15] And I will give () her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing () there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up () out of the land of Egypt.
[16] And it shall be at that day, saith () the Lord, that thou shalt call () me Ishi; and shalt call () me no more Baali.
[17] For I will take away () the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered () by their name.
[18] And in that day will I make () a 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 the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down () safely.
[19] And I will betroth () thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth () thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
[20] I will even betroth () thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know () the Lord.
[21] And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, () saith () the Lord, I will hear () the heavens, and they shall hear () the earth;
[22] and the earth shall hear () the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear () Jezreel.
[23] And I will sow () her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy () upon her that had not obtained mercy; () () and I will say () to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, () Thou art my God.

Hosea 2:1a That is, my people
Hosea 2:1b That is, having obtained mercy
Hosea 2:5 Heb. drinks
Hosea 2:6 Heb. wall a wall
Hosea 2:8a Heb. new wine
Hosea 2:8b Or, wherewith they made Baal
Hosea 2:9 Or, take away
Hosea 2:10 Heb. folly or villany
Hosea 2:12 Heb. make desolate
Hosea 2:14 Or, friendly. Heb. to her heart
Hosea 2:16a that is, my husband
Hosea 2:16b That is, my Lord

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Hosea 2 (BYZ)

[1] [2:3] ειπατε τω αδελφω υμων λαοσundefinedου και τη αδελφη υμων ηλεημενη
[2] [2:4] κριθητε προς την μητερα υμων κριθητε οτι αυτη ου γυνη μου και εγω ουκ ανηρ αυτης και εξαρω την πορνειαν αυτης εκ προσωπου μου και την μοιχειαν αυτης εκ μεσου μαστων αυτης
[3] [2:5] οπως αν εκδυσω αυτην γυμνην και αποκαταστησω αυτην καθως ημερα γενεσεως αυτης και θησομαι αυτην ως ερημον και ταξω αυτην ως γην ανυδρον και αποκτενω αυτην εν διψει
[4] [2:6] και τα τεκνα αυτης ου μη ελεησω οτι τεκνα πορνειας εστιν
[5] [2:7] οτι εξεπορνευσεν η μητηρ αυτων κατησχυνεν η τεκουσα αυτα ειπεν γαρ ακολουθησω οπισω των εραστων μου των διδοντων μοι τους αρτους μου και το υδωρ μου και τα ιματια μου και τα οθονια μου και το ελαιον μου και παντα οσα μοι καθηκει
[6] [2:8] δια τουτο ιδου εγω φρασσω την οδον αυτης εν σκολοψιν και ανοικοδομησω τας οδους αυτης και την τριβον αυτης ου μη ευρη
[7] [2:9] και καταδιωξεται τους εραστας αυτης και ου μη καταλαβη αυτους και ζητησει αυτους και ου μη ευρη αυτους και ερει πορευσομαι και επιστρεψω προς τον ανδρα μου τον προτερον οτι καλως μοι ην τοτε η νυν
[8] [2:10] και αυτη ουκ εγνω οτι εγω δεδωκα αυτη τον σιτον και τον οινον και το ελαιον και αργυριον επληθυνα αυτη αυτη δε αργυρα και χρυσα εποιησεν τη βααλ
[9] [2:11] δια τουτο επιστρεψω και κομιουμαι τον σιτον μου καθ ωραν αυτου και τον οινον μου εν καιρω αυτου και αφελουμαι τα ιματια μου και τα οθονια μου του μη καλυπτειν την ασχημοσυνην αυτης
[10] [2:12] και νυν αποκαλυψω την ακαθαρσιαν αυτης ενωπιον των εραστων αυτης και ουδεις ου μη εξεληται αυτην εκ χειρος μου
[11] [2:13] και αποστρεψω πασας τας ευφροσυνας αυτης εορτας αυτης και τας νουμηνιας αυτης και τα σαββατα αυτης και πασας τας πανηγυρεις αυτης
[12] [2:14] και αφανιω αμπελον αυτης και τας συκας αυτης οσα ειπεν μισθωματα μου ταυτα εστιν α εδωκαν μοι οι ερασται μου και θησομαι αυτα εις μαρτυριον και καταφαγεται αυτα τα θηρια του αγρου και τα πετεινα του ουρανου και τα ερπετα της γης
[13] [2:15] και εκδικησω επ αυτην τας ημερας των βααλιμ εν αις επεθυεν αυτοις και περιετιθετο τα ενωτια αυτης και τα καθορμια αυτης και επορευετο οπισω των εραστων αυτης εμου δε επελαθετο λεγει κυριος
[14] [2:16] δια τουτο ιδου εγω πλανω αυτην και ταξω αυτην εις ερημον και λαλησω επι την καρδιαν αυτης
[15] [2:17] και δωσω αυτη τα κτηματα αυτης εκειθεν και την κοιλαδα αχωρ διανοιξαι συνεσιν αυτης και ταπεινωθησεται εκει κατα τας ημερας νηπιοτητος αυτης και κατα τας ημερας αναβασεως αυτης εκ γης αιγυπτου
[16] [2:18] και εσται εν εκεινη τη ημερα λεγει κυριος καλεσει με ο ανηρ μου και ου καλεσει με ετι βααλιμ
[17] [2:19] και εξαρω τα ονοματα των βααλιμ εκ στοματος αυτης και ου μη μνησθωσιν ουκετι τα ονοματα αυτων
[18] [2:20] και διαθησομαι αυτοις εν εκεινη τη ημερα διαθηκην μετα των θηριων του αγρου και μετα των πετεινων του ουρανου και μετα των ερπετων της γης και τοξον και ρομφαιαν και πολεμον συντριψω απο της γης και κατοικιω σε επ ελπιδι
[19] [2:21] και μνηστευσομαι σε εμαυτω εις τον αιωνα και μνηστευσομαι σε εμαυτω εν δικαιοσυνη και εν κριματι και εν ελεει και εν οικτιρμοις
[20] [2:22] και μνηστευσομαι σε εμαυτω εν πιστει και επιγνωση τον κυριον
[21] [2:23] και εσται εν εκεινη τη ημερα λεγει κυριος επακουσομαι τω ουρανω και ο ουρανος επακουσεται τη γη
[22] [2:24] και η γη επακουσεται τον σιτον και τον οινον και το ελαιον και αυτα επακουσεται τω ιεζραελ
[23] [2:25] και σπερω αυτην εμαυτω επι της γης και ελεησω την ουκundefinedλεημενην και ερω τω ουundefinedαωundefinedου λαος μου ει συ και αυτος ερει κυριος ο θεος μου ει συ