Hosea 1

YHWH commands Hosea to marry Gomer, a sexually promiscuous woman, as a sign-act representing Israel's unfaithfulness to God.[3] Hosea and Gomer have three children—Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah (No Mercy), and Lo-Ammi (Not My People)—whose names symbolize YHWH's judgment on Israel, though restoration is promised.[1]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1
word word of word of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh that that-which which was he was / he became came to toward to Hosea Yahweh-delivers Hoshea son son son Beeri Well-Dweller Beeri in-days-of in the days of in the days of Uzziah Yah is strength Uziyah Jotham YHWH-is-blameless Yotam Ahaz he has grasped Achaz Hezekiah Yah Strengthens Chizeqiyah kings kings of kings of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and-in-days-of and in days of and in the days of Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam son son son Joash Yahweh has supported Yoash king king of king of Israel El-Contends Yiserael
דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar Ndaba (Zulu) word word of word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which which HTr הָיָ֗ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became came HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 hoshea Hosea Yahweh-delivers Hoshea HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsc בְּאֵרִ֔י 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤉 beeri Beeri Well-Dweller Beeri HNp בִּ/ימֵ֨י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in-days-of in the days of in the days of HR/Ncmpc עֻזִּיָּ֥ה 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤄 uziyah Uzziah Yah is strength Uziyah HNp יוֹתָ֛ם 𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤌 yotam Jotham YHWH-is-blameless Yotam HNp אָחָ֥ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achaz Ahaz he has grasped Achaz HNp יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄 yechizeqiyah Hezekiah Yah Strengthens Chizeqiyah HNp מַלְכֵ֣י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings kings of kings of HNcmpc יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/בִ/ימֵ֛י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 uvimey and-in-days-of and in days of and in the days of HC/R/Ncmpc יָרָבְעָ֥ם 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 yaraveam Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsc יוֹאָ֖שׁ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash Joash Yahweh has supported Yoash HNp מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 2
beginning of beginning of beginning of the speaking he declared he spoke of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh through Hosea in Deliverance in Hoshea And said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward to Hosea Yahweh-delivers Hoshea Go Go Go take Take! Take! to yourself — for yourself wife woman of woman of of harlotries acts of harlotry acts of harlotry and children and male children of and children of of harlotries acts of harlotry acts of harlotry for for/because for whoring to prostitute oneself to prostitute oneself it will whore she will act as a prostitute it will prostitute itself the land the earth the land from after from behind from after the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
תְּחִלַּ֥ת 𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤕 techilat beginning of beginning of beginning of HNcfsc דִּבֶּר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber the speaking he declared he spoke HVpp3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/הוֹשֵׁ֑עַ 𐤁/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 behoshea through Hosea in Deliverance in Hoshea HR/Np וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 hoshea Hosea Yahweh-delivers Hoshea HNp לֵ֣ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe Go Go Go HVqv2ms קַח 𐤒𐤇 qach take Take! Take! HVqv2ms לְ/ךָ֞ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to yourself for yourself HR/Sp2ms אֵ֤שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife woman of woman of HNcfsc זְנוּנִים֙ 𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 zenunim of harlotries acts of harlotry acts of harlotry HNcmpa וְ/יַלְדֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉 veyaledey and children and male children of and children of HC/Ncmpc זְנוּנִ֔ים 𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 zenunim-2 of harlotries acts of harlotry acts of harlotry HNcmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC זָנֹ֤ה 𐤆𐤍𐤄 zanoh whoring to prostitute oneself to prostitute oneself HVqa תִזְנֶה֙ 𐤕𐤆𐤍𐤄 tizeneh it will whore she will act as a prostitute it will prostitute itself HVqi3fs הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa מֵֽ/אַחֲרֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 meacharey from after from behind from after HR/R יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 4
And YHWH said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to him toward him to him Call Call out Call out his name his name his name Jezreel El-sows Yizereel for for/because for yet still, again, further again a little while a small amount of a little of and I will punish and I attended to and I will attend to [direct object marker] object-marker [·] bloodshed bloods of bloods of Jezreel El-sows Yizereel upon upon upon house house-of house of of Jehu Yahweh-is-He Yehu and I will put an end to and I will cause to cease and I will cause to cease kingdom kingdom of kingdom of house house-of house of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And YHWH said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵלָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms קְרָ֥א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qera Call Call out Call out HVqv2ms שְׁמ֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms יִזְרְעֶ֑אל 𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 yizereel Jezreel El-sows Yizereel HNp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC ע֣וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od yet still, again, further again HD מְעַ֗ט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat a little while a small amount of a little of HAamsa וּ/פָ֨קַדְתִּ֜י 𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕𐤉 ufaqadeti and I will punish and I attended to and I will attend to HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo דְּמֵ֤י 𐤃𐤌𐤉 demey damu (Lingala) bloodshed bloods of bloods of HNcmpc יִזְרְעֶאל֙ 𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 yizereel-2 Jezreel El-sows Yizereel HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יֵה֔וּא 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀 yehu of Jehu Yahweh-is-He Yehu HNp וְ/הִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔י 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 vehishebati and I will put an end to and I will cause to cease and I will cause to cease HC/Vhq1cs מַמְלְכ֖וּת 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 mamelekhut kingdom kingdom of kingdom of HNcfsc בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 house house-of house of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 6
and she conceived and she conceived and she conceived again still, again, further again and she bore and she bore and she bore a daughter daughter of a daughter and he said and he said and he said to him — to him call Call out Call out her name her name her name not not Lo Ruhamah Not-shown-compassion Lo Ruchamah for for/because for not not not I will add I will add I will add anymore still, again, further again to have compassion I will show deep compassion I will have compassion on object-marker [·] house house-of house of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael that for/because because I will surely to lift, to bear to lift lift I lift I will lift them — for them
וַ/תַּ֤הַר 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤓 vatahar and she conceived and she conceived and she conceived HC/Vqw3fs עוֹד֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, again, further again HD וַ/תֵּ֣לֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃 vateled fyala (Bemba) and she bore and she bore and she bore HC/Vqw3fs בַּ֔ת 𐤁𐤕 bat a daughter daughter of a daughter HNcfsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms קְרָ֥א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qera call Call out Call out HVqv2ms שְׁמָ֖/הּ 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shemah her name her name her name HNcmsc/Sp3fs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not Lo HTn רֻחָ֑מָה 𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤄 ruchamah Ruhamah Not-shown-compassion Lo Ruchamah HNp כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC לֹ֨א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not not HTn אוֹסִ֜יף 𐤀𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐 osif I will add I will add I will add HVhi1cs ע֗וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od-2 anymore still, again, further again HD אֲרַחֵם֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤌 arachem to have compassion I will show deep compassion I will have compassion HVpi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et on object-marker [·] HTo בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because because HC נָשֹׂ֥א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 naso I will surely to lift, to bear to lift HVqa אֶשָּׂ֖א 𐤀𐤔𐤀 esa lift I lift I will lift HVqi1cs לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem them for them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 7
and-but and object-marker [·] house house-of house of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah I will have compassion I will show deep compassion I will show deep compassion and-I will save-them and I will deliver them and I will deliver them by-the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh their God their mighty ones their Elohim and-not and not and not I will save-them I will bring them to safety I will bring them to safety by-bow with a bent bow with a bow nor by-sword and with a destroying sword and with a sword nor by-war and in battle and in battle nor by-horses horses with horses nor by-horsemen and with cavalrymen and with horsemen
וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-but and object-marker [·] HC/To בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp אֲרַחֵ֔ם 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤌 arachem I will have compassion I will show deep compassion I will show deep compassion HVpi1cs וְ/הֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖י/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vehoshaetim and-I will save-them and I will deliver them and I will deliver them HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp בַּ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) by-the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh HR/Np אֱלֹֽהֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) their God their mighty ones their Elohim HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not and not HC/Tn אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤌 oshiem I will save-them I will bring them to safety I will bring them to safety HVhi1cs/Sp3mp בְּ/קֶ֤שֶׁת 𐤁/𐤒𐤔𐤕 beqeshet by-bow with a bent bow with a bow HR/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/חֶ֨רֶב֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 uvecherev nor by-sword and with a destroying sword and with a sword HC/R/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/מִלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 uvemilechamah nor by-war and in battle and in battle HC/R/Ncfsa בְּ/סוּסִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 besusim nor by-horses horses with horses HR/Ncmpa וּ/בְ/פָרָשִֽׁים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 uvefarashim nor by-horsemen and with cavalrymen and with horsemen HC/R/Ncmpa
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