Chapter 1
1 Hosea's Wife and Children
The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 came 1961 to Hosea 1954 the son 1121 of Beeri 882, during the days 3117 of Uzziah 5818, Jotham 3147, Ahaz 271 {and} Hezekiah 2396, kings 4428 of Judah 3063, and during the days 3117 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Joash 3060, king 4428 of Israel 3478.
2 ¶ When the LORD 3068 first 8462 spoke 1696 through Hosea 1954, the LORD 3068 said 559 to Hosea 1954, "Go 1980, take 3947 to yourself a wife 802 of harlotry 2183 and {have} children 3206 of harlotry 2183; for the land 776 commits 2181 flagrant 2181 harlotry 2181, forsaking the LORD 3068."
3 So he went 1980 and took 3947 Gomer 1586 the daughter 1323 of Diblaim 1691, and she conceived 2029 and bore 3205 him a son 1121.
4 And the LORD 3068 said 559 to him, "Name him Jezreel 3157; for yet 5750 a little 4592 while 4592, and I will punish 6485 the house 1004 of Jehu 3058 for the bloodshed 1818 of Jezreel 3157, and I will put 7673 an end 7673 to the kingdom 4468 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478.
5 "On that day 3117 I will break 7665 the bow 7198 of Israel 3478 in the valley 6010 of Jezreel 3157."
6 ¶ Then she conceived 2029 again 5750 and gave 3205 birth 3205 to a daughter 1323. And the LORD said 559 to him, "Name her Lo-ruhamah 3819, for I will no 3808 longer have 7355 compassion 7355 on the house 1004 of Israel 3478, that I would ever 5375 forgive 5375 them.
7 "But I will have 7355 compassion 7355 on the house 1004 of Judah 3063 and deliver 3467 them by the LORD 3068 their God 430, and will not deliver 3467 them by bow 7198, sword 2719, battle 4421, horses 5483 or horsemen 6571."
8 ¶ When she had weaned 1580 Lo-ruhamah 3819, she conceived 2029 and gave 3205 birth 3205 to a son 1121.
9 And the LORD said 559, "Name him Lo-ammi 3818, for you are not My people 5971 and I am not your God."
10 ¶ Yet the number 4557 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 Will be like the sand 2344 of the sea 3220, Which 834 cannot 3808 be measured 4058 or numbered 5608; And in the place 4725 Where 834 it is said 559 to them, "You are not My people 5971," It will be said 559 to them, "{You are} the sons 1121 of the living 2416 God 410."
11 And the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 and the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 will be gathered 6908 together 3164, And they will appoint 7760 for themselves one 259 leader 7218, And they will go 5927 up from the land 776, For great 1419 will be the day 3117 of Jezreel 3157.
Chapter 2
1 Israel's Unfaithfulness Condemned
Say 559 to your brothers 251, "Ammi 5971," and to your sisters 269, "Ruhamah 7355."
2 "Contend 7378 with your mother 517, contend 7378, For she is not my wife 802, and I am not her husband 376; And let her put 5493 away 5493 her harlotry 2183 from her face 6440 And her adultery 5005 from between 996 her breasts 7699,
3 Or 6435 I will strip 6584 her naked 6174 And expose 3322 her as on the day 3117 when she was born 3205. I will also make 7760 her like a wilderness 4057, Make 7896 her like desert 6723 land 776 And slay 4191 her with thirst 6772.
4 "Also, I will have 7355 no 3808 compassion 7355 on her children 1121, Because 3588 they are children 1121 of harlotry 2183.
5 "For their mother 517 has played 2181 the harlot 2181; She who conceived 2029 them has acted 954 shamefully 954. For she said 559, 'I will go 1980 after 310 my lovers 157, Who give 5414 {me} my bread 3899 and my water 4325, My wool 6785 and my flax 6593, my oil 8081 and my drink 8250.'
6 "Therefore 3651, behold 2009, I will hedge 7753 up her way 1870 with thorns 5518, And I will build 1443 a wall 1447 against her so that she cannot 3808 find 4672 her paths 5410.
7 "She will pursue 7291 her lovers 157, but she will not overtake 5381 them; And she will seek 1245 them, but will not find 4672 {them.} Then she will say 559, 'I will go 1980 back 7725 to my first 7223 husband 376, For it was better 2896 for me then 227 than 4480 now 6258!'
8 ¶ "For she does not know 3045 that it was I who gave 5414 her the grain 1715, the new 8492 wine 8492 and the oil 3323, And lavished 7235 on her silver 3701 and gold 2091, {Which} they used 6213 for Baal 1168.
9 "Therefore 3651, I will take 3947 back 7725 My grain 1715 at harvest time 6256 And My new 8492 wine 8492 in its season 4150. I will also take 5337 away 5337 My wool 6785 and My flax 6593 {Given} to cover 3680 her nakedness 6172.
10 "And then 6258 I will uncover 1540 her lewdness 5040 In the sight 5869 of her lovers 157, And no 3808 one 376 will rescue 5337 her out of My hand 3027.
11 "I will also put 7673 an end 7673 to all 3605 her gaiety 4885, Her feasts 2282, her new 2320 moons 2320, her sabbaths 7676 And all 3605 her festal 4150 assemblies 4150.
12 "I will destroy 8074 her vines 1612 and fig 8384 trees 8384, Of which 834 she said 559, 'These 1992 are my wages 866 Which 834 my lovers 157 have given 5414 me.' And I will make 7760 them a forest 3293, And the beasts 2421 of the field 7704 will devour 398 them.
13 "I will punish 6485 her for the days 3117 of the Baals 1168 When 834 she used to offer 6999 sacrifices 6999 to them And adorn 5710 herself with her earrings 5141 and jewelry 2484, And follow her lovers 157, so that she forgot 7911 Me," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
14 Restoration of Israel
¶ "Therefore 3651, behold 2009, I will allure 6601 her, Bring 1980 her into the wilderness 4057 And speak 1696 kindly 3820 to her.
15 "Then I will give 5414 her her vineyards 3754 from there 8033, And the valley 6010 of Achor 5911 as a door 6607 of hope 8615. And she will sing 6031 there 8033 as in the days 3117 of her youth 5271, As in the day 3117 when she came 5927 up from the land 776 of Egypt 4714.
16 "It will come 1961 about in that day 3117," declares 5002 the LORD 3068, "That you will call 7121 Me Ishi 376 And will no 3808 longer 5750 call 7121 Me Baali 1180.
17 "For I will remove 5493 the names 8034 of the Baals 1168 from her mouth 6310, So that they will be mentioned 2142 by their names 8034 no 3808 more 5750.
18 "In that day 3117 I will also make 3772 a covenant 1285 for them With the beasts 2421 of the field 7704, The birds 5775 of the sky 8064 And the creeping 7431 things 7431 of the ground 127. And I will abolish 7665 the bow 7198, the sword 2719 and war 4421 from the land 776, And will make them lie 7901 down 7901 in safety 983.
19 "I will betroth 781 you to Me forever 5769; Yes, I will betroth 781 you to Me in righteousness 6664 and in justice 4941, In lovingkindness 2617 and in compassion 7356,
20 And I will betroth 781 you to Me in faithfulness 530. Then you will know 3045 the LORD 3068.
21 ¶ "It will come 1961 about in that day 3117 that I will respond 6030," declares 5002 the LORD 3068. "I will respond 6030 to the heavens 8064, and they will respond 6030 to the earth 776,
22 And the earth 776 will respond 6030 to the grain 1715, to the new 8492 wine 8492 and to the oil 3323, And they will respond 6030 to Jezreel 3157.
23 "I will sow 2232 her for Myself in the land 776. I will also have 7355 compassion 7355 on her who had not obtained 7355 compassion 7355, And I will say 559 to those who were not My people 5971, 'You are My people 5971!' And they will say 559, '{You are} my God 430!'"
Chapter 3
1 Hosea's Second Symbolic Marriage
Then the LORD 3068 said 559 to me, "Go 1980 again 5750, love 157 a woman 802 {who} is loved 157 by {her} husband 7453, yet an adulteress 5003, even as the LORD 3068 loves 157 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, though they turn 6437 to other 312 gods 430 and love 157 raisin cakes 809."
2 So I bought 3739 her for myself for fifteen {shekels} of silver 3701 and a homer 2563 and a half 3963 of barley 8184.
3 Then I said 559 to her, "You shall stay 3427 with me for many 7227 days 3117. You shall not play 2181 the harlot 2181, nor 3808 shall you have 1961 a man 376; so I will also 1571 be toward 413 you."
4 For the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 will remain 3427 for many 7227 days 3117 without 369 king 4428 or prince 8269, without 369 sacrifice 2077 or {sacred} pillar 4676 and without 369 ephod 646 or household 8655 idols 8655.
5 Afterward 310 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 will return 7725 and seek 1245 the LORD 3068 their God 430 and David 1732 their king 4428; and they will come 6342 trembling 6342 to the LORD 3068 and to His goodness 2898 in the last 319 days 3117.
Chapter 4
1 God's Controversy with Israel
Listen 8085 to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, O sons 1121 of Israel 3478, For the LORD 3068 has a case 7379 against 5973 the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776, Because 3588 there 369 is no 369 faithfulness 571 or kindness 2617 Or knowledge 1847 of God 430 in the land 776.
2 {There is} swearing 422, deception 3584, murder 7523, stealing 1589 and adultery 5003. They employ 6555 violence 6555, so that bloodshed 1818 follows 5060 bloodshed 1818.
3 Therefore the land 776 mourns 56, And everyone 3605 who lives 3427 in it languishes 535 Along with the beasts 2421 of the field 7704 and the birds 5775 of the sky 8064, And also 1571 the fish 1709 of the sea 3220 disappear 622.
4 ¶ Yet 389 let no 408 one 376 find 7378 fault 7378, and let none offer 3198 reproof 3198; For your people 5971 are like those who contend 7378 with the priest 3548.
5 So you will stumble 3782 by day 3117, And the prophet 5030 also 1571 will stumble 3782 with you by night 3915; And I will destroy 1820 your mother 517.
6 My people 5971 are destroyed 1820 for lack 369 of knowledge 1847. Because 3588 you have rejected 3988 knowledge 1847, I also will reject 3988 you from being My priest 3547. Since you have forgotten 7911 the law 8451 of your God 430, I also 1571 will forget 7911 your children 1121.
7 ¶ The more they multiplied 7231, the more 3651 they sinned 2398 against Me; I will change 4171 their glory 3519 into shame 7036.
8 They feed 398 on the sin 2403 of My people 5971 And direct 5375 their desire 5315 toward 413 their iniquity 5771.
9 And it will be, like people 5971, like priest 3548; So I will punish 6485 them for their ways 1870 And repay 7725 them for their deeds 4611.
10 They will eat 398, but not have 7646 enough 7646; They will play 2181 the harlot 2181, but not increase 6555, Because 3588 they have stopped 5800 giving 8104 heed 8104 to the LORD 3068.
11 ¶ Harlotry 2184, wine 3196 and new 8492 wine 8492 take 3947 away the understanding 3820.
12 My people 5971 consult 7592 their wooden 6086 idol, and their {diviner's} wand 4731 informs 5046 them; For a spirit 7307 of harlotry 2183 has led 8582 {them} astray 8582, And they have played 2181 the harlot 2181, {departing} from their God 430.
13 They offer 2076 sacrifices 2076 on the tops 7218 of the mountains 2022 And burn 6999 incense 6999 on the hills 1389, Under 8478 oak 437, poplar 3839 and terebinth 424, Because 3588 their shade 6738 is pleasant 2896. Therefore your daughters 1323 play 2181 the harlot 2181 And your brides 3618 commit 5003 adultery 5003.
14 I will not punish 6485 your daughters 1323 when 3588 they play 2181 the harlot 2181 Or your brides 3618 when 3588 they commit 5003 adultery 5003, For {the men} themselves 1992 go 6504 apart 6504 with harlots 2181 And offer 2076 sacrifices 2076 with temple 6945 prostitutes 6945; So the people 5971 without 3808 understanding 995 are ruined 3832.
15 ¶ Though 518 you, Israel 3478, play 2181 the harlot 2181, Do not let Judah 3063 become 816 guilty 816; Also do not go 935 to Gilgal 1537, Or go 5927 up to Beth-aven 1007 And take 7650 the oath 7650: "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416!"
16 Since 3588 Israel 3478 is stubborn 5637 Like a stubborn 5637 heifer 6499, Can the LORD 3068 now 6258 pasture 7462 them Like a lamb 3532 in a large 4800 field 4800?
17 Ephraim 669 is joined 2266 to idols 6091; Let 5117 him alone 5117.
18 Their liquor 5435 gone 5493, They play 2181 the harlot 2181 continually 2181; Their rulers 4043 dearly 157 love 157 shame 7036.
19 The wind 7307 wraps 6887 them in its wings 3671, And they will be ashamed 954 because 4480 of their sacrifices 2077.
Chapter 5
1 The People's Apostasy Rebuked
Hear 8085 this 2088, O priests 3548! Give 7181 heed 7181, O house 1004 of Israel 3478! Listen 238, O house 1004 of the king 4428! For the judgment 4941 applies to you, For you have been 1961 a snare 6341 at Mizpah 4709 And a net 7568 spread 6566 out on Tabor 8396.
2 The revolters 7846 have gone 6009 deep 6009 in depravity 7821, But I will chastise 4148 all 3605 of them.
3 I know 3045 Ephraim 669, and Israel 3478 is not hidden 3582 from Me; For now 6258, O Ephraim 669, you have played 2181 the harlot 2181, Israel 3478 has defiled 2930 itself.
4 Their deeds 4611 will not allow 5414 them To return 7725 to their God 430. For a spirit 7307 of harlotry 2183 is within 7130 them, And they do not know 3045 the LORD 3068.
5 Moreover, the pride 1347 of Israel 3478 testifies 6030 against 6440 him, And Israel 3478 and Ephraim 669 stumble 3782 in their iniquity 5771; Judah 3063 also 1571 has stumbled 3782 with them.
6 They will go 1980 with their flocks 6629 and herds 1241 To seek 1245 the LORD 3068, but they will not find 4672 {Him;} He has withdrawn 2502 from them.
7 They have dealt 898 treacherously 898 against the LORD 3068, For they have borne 3205 illegitimate 2114 children 1121. Now 6258 the new 2320 moon 2320 will devour 398 them with their land 2506.
8 ¶ Blow 8628 the horn 7782 in Gibeah 1390, The trumpet 2689 in Ramah 7414. Sound 7321 an alarm 7321 at Beth-aven 1007: "Behind 310 you, Benjamin 1144!"
9 Ephraim 669 will become 1961 a desolation 8047 in the day 3117 of rebuke 8433; Among the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 I declare 3045 what is sure 539.
10 The princes 8269 of Judah 3063 have become 1961 like those who move 5472 a boundary 1366; On them I will pour 8210 out My wrath 5678 like water 4325.
11 Ephraim 669 is oppressed 6231, crushed 7533 in judgment 4941, Because 3588 he was determined 2974 to follow {man's} command 6673.
12 Therefore I am like a moth 6211 to Ephraim 669 And like rottenness 7538 to the house 1004 of Judah 3063.
13 When Ephraim 669 saw 7200 his sickness 2483, And Judah 3063 his wound 4205, Then Ephraim 669 went 1980 to Assyria 804 And sent 7971 to King 4428 Jareb 3377. But he is unable to heal 7495 you, Or to cure 1455 you of your wound 4205.
14 For I {will be} like a lion 7826 to Ephraim 669 And like a young 3715 lion 3715 to the house 1004 of Judah 3063. I, even I, will tear 2963 to pieces and go 1980 away, I will carry 5375 away, and there 369 will be none 369 to deliver 5337.
15 I will go 1980 away {and} return 7725 to My place 4725 Until they acknowledge 816 their guilt 816 and seek 1245 My face 6440; In their affliction 6862 they will earnestly 7836 seek 7836 Me.
Chapter 6
1 The Response to God's Rebuke
"Come 1980, let us return 7725 to the LORD 3068. For He has torn 2963 {us,} but He will heal 7495 us; He has wounded 5221 {us,} but He will bandage 2280 us.
2 "He will revive 2421 us after 4480 two days 3117; He will raise 6965 us up on the third 7992 day 3117, That we may live 2421 before 6440 Him.
3 "So let us know 3045, let us press 7291 on to know 3045 the LORD 3068. His going 4161 forth 4161 is as certain 3559 as the dawn 7837; And He will come 935 to us like the rain 1653, Like the spring 4456 rain 4456 watering 3384 the earth 776."
4 ¶ What 4100 shall I do 6213 with you, O Ephraim 669? What 4100 shall I do 6213 with you, O Judah 3063? For your