Hosea 3

YHWH commands Hosea to love his unfaithful wife Gomer again, as YHWH loves Israel despite their turning to other gods (Hosea 3:1)[1][2]. Hosea redeems her for fifteen shekels of silver and barley, requires mutual faithfulness during a period without intimacy or idolatry, symbolizing Israel's exile and deprivation, yet promises future restoration seeking YHWH and David their king (Hosea 3:2-5)[1][5].

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Verse 1
and said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to me toward me to me again still, again, further again go Go Go love Love! Love! a woman woman a woman beloved loved one of beloved of of her friend associate her friend and adulteress and an adultering woman and an adulteress as the love of as love of as the love of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh [direct object marker] object-marker [·] sons of sons of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and they and they and they turn turning ones turning ones to toward to gods mighty ones Elohim other other ones other ones and lovers of and lovers of and lovers of cakes of pressed fruit-cakes of cakes of raisins grapes raisins
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵלַ֗/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me to me HR/Sp1cs ע֚וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, again, further again HD לֵ֣ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe go Go Go HVqv2ms אֱֽהַב 𐤀𐤄𐤁 ehav hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) love Love! Love! HVqv2ms אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman a woman HNcfsa אֲהֻ֥בַת 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 ahuvat hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) beloved loved one of beloved of HVqsfsc רֵ֖עַ 𐤓𐤏 rea of her friend associate her friend HNcmsa וּ/מְנָאָ֑פֶת 𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤀𐤐𐤕 umenaafet and adulteress and an adultering woman and an adulteress HC/Vprfsa כְּ/אַהֲבַ֤ת 𐤊/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 keahavat as the love of as love of as the love of HR/Vqc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/הֵ֗ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤌 vehem and they and they and they HC/Pp3mp פֹּנִים֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 ponim turn turning ones turning ones HVqrmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones other ones HAampa וְ/אֹהֲבֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉 veohavey hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) and lovers of and lovers of and lovers of HC/Vqrmpc אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤔𐤉 ashishey cakes of pressed fruit-cakes of cakes of HNcfpc עֲנָבִֽים 𐤏𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤌 anavim raisins grapes raisins HNcmpa
Verse 3
and I said and I said and I said to her to her to her days days days many many great ones you shall dwell you (feminine) will dwell you (feminine) will dwell with me — for me not not not you shall play the harlot you (fem.) will act as a prostitute you (feminine) will act as a prostitute and not and not and not you shall be you will become you will become to a man to a man to a man and also and also and also I I I to you toward you (feminine singular) toward you (feminine singular)
וָ/אֹמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and I said and I said and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֵלֶ֗י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her to her HR/Sp3fs יָמִ֤ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days days HNcmpa רַבִּים֙ 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many great ones HAampa תֵּ֣שְׁבִי 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤉 teshevi you shall dwell you (feminine) will dwell you (feminine) will dwell HVqi2fs לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li with me for me HR/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תִזְנִ֔י 𐤕𐤆𐤍𐤉 tizeni you shall play the harlot you (fem.) will act as a prostitute you (feminine) will act as a prostitute HVqi2fs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn תִֽהְיִ֖י 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤉 tiheyi you shall be you will become you will become HVqi2fs לְ/אִ֑ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish to a man to a man to a man HR/Ncmsa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also and also HC/Ta אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs אֵלָֽיִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 elayikhe to you toward you (feminine singular) toward you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs
Verse 4
for for/because for days days days many many great ones they-will-dwell let them dwell they will dwell sons-of sons of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael there-is-no there is not there is not king king of king of and-no and there is not and there is not prince ruling-chief of chief of and-no and there is not and there is not sacrifice ritual slaughter-offering sacrifice and-no and there is not and there is not pillar standing stone standing stone and-no and there is not and there is not ephod priestly ceremonial vestment ephod and-teraphim household cult-objects and household cult-objects
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC יָמִ֣ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days days HNcmpa רַבִּ֗ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many great ones HAampa יֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 yeshevu they-will-dwell let them dwell they will dwell HVqi3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-is-no there is not there is not HTn מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsa וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and-no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn שָׂ֔ר 𐤔𐤓 sar prince ruling-chief of chief of HNcmsa וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn-2 and-no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn זֶ֖בַח 𐤆𐤁𐤇 zevach sacrifice ritual slaughter-offering sacrifice HNcmsa וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn-3 and-no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn מַצֵּבָ֑ה 𐤌𐤑𐤁𐤄 matsevah pillar standing stone standing stone HNcfsa וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn-4 and-no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn אֵפ֖וֹד 𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤃 efod ephod priestly ceremonial vestment ephod HNcmsa וּ/תְרָפִֽים 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤐𐤉𐤌 uterafim and-teraphim household cult-objects and household cult-objects HC/Ncmpa
Verse 5
Afterward after, behind afterward shall return they will return they will return the children of sons of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and seek and they earnestly sought and they will seek — object-marker [·] the LORD Yahweh Yahweh their God their mighty ones their Elohim and and object-marker [·] David David David their king their king their king and shall fear and they trembled in dread and they will tremble in dread to toward toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and to and toward and toward his goodness his goodness his goodness in the end of in the end-of in the end of the days the days the days
אַחַ֗ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar Afterward after, behind afterward HR יָשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 yashuvu shall return they will return they will return HVqi3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the children of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/בִקְשׁוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 uviqeshu and seek and they earnestly sought and they will seek HC/Vpq3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) their God their mighty ones their Elohim HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To דָּוִ֣ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מַלְכָּ֑/ם 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤌 malekam their king their king their king HNcmsc/Sp3mp וּ/פָחֲד֧וּ 𐤅/𐤐𐤇𐤃𐤅 ufachadu and shall fear and they trembled in dread and they will tremble in dread HC/Vqq3cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward and toward HC/R טוּב֖/וֹ 𐤈𐤅𐤁/𐤅 tuvo his goodness his goodness his goodness HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕 beacharit in the end of in the end-of in the end of HR/Ncfsc הַ/יָּמִֽים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days the days the days HTd/Ncmpa
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