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]
Interlinear Text
word
word of
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
that
that-which
was
he was / he became
to
toward
Hosea
Yahweh-delivers
Hoshea
son
son
Beeri
Well-Dweller
Beeri
in-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
Judah
Yah Is Praised
Yehudah
and-in-days-of
and in days of
Jeroboam
People-Contends
Yarveam
son
son
Joash
Yahweh has supported
Yoash
king
king of
Israel
El-Contends
Yiserael
דְּבַר
𐤃𐤁𐤓
devar
word
word of
HNcmsc
יְהוָ֣ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
𐤀𐤔𐤓
asher
that
that-which
HTr
הָיָ֗ה
𐤄𐤉𐤄
hayah
was
he was / he became
HVqp3ms
אֶל
𐤀𐤋
el
to
toward
HR
הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ֙
𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏
hoshea
Hosea
Yahweh-delivers
Hoshea
HNp
בֶּן
𐤁𐤍
ben
Bene (Bemba)
son
son
HNcmsc
בְּאֵרִ֔י
𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤉
beeri
Beeri
Well-Dweller
Beeri
HNp
בִּ/ימֵ֨י
𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉
bimey
in-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
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
HC/R/Ncmpc
יָרָבְעָ֥ם
𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌
yaraveam
Jeroboam
People-Contends
Yarveam
HNp
בֶּן
𐤁𐤍
ben-2
Bene (Bemba)
son
son
HNcmsc
יוֹאָ֖שׁ
𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔
yoash
Joash
Yahweh has supported
Yoash
HNp
מֶ֥לֶךְ
𐤌𐤋𐤊
melekhe
king
king of
HNcmsc
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
yiserael
Israel
El-Contends
Yiserael
HNp
beginning of
beginning of
the speaking
he declared
of the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
through Hosea
in Deliverance
in Hoshea
And said
and he said
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
to
toward
Hosea
Yahweh-delivers
Hoshea
Go
Go
take
Take!
to yourself
—
wife
woman of
of harlotries
acts of harlotry
and children
and male children of
of harlotries
acts of harlotry
for
for/because
whoring
to prostitute oneself
it will whore
she will act as a prostitute
the land
the earth
from after
from behind
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
תְּחִלַּ֥ת
𐤕𐤇𐤋𐤕
techilat
beginning of
beginning of
HNcfsc
דִּבֶּר
𐤃𐤁𐤓
diber
the speaking
he declared
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
HC/Vqw3ms
יְהוָ֜ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah-2
Nyambe (Lozi)
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
אֶל
𐤀𐤋
el
to
toward
HR
הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ
𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏
hoshea
Hosea
Yahweh-delivers
Hoshea
HNp
לֵ֣ךְ
𐤋𐤊
lekhe
Go
Go
HVqv2ms
קַח
𐤒𐤇
qach
take
Take!
HVqv2ms
לְ/ךָ֞
𐤋/𐤊
lekha
to yourself
HR/Sp2ms
אֵ֤שֶׁת
𐤀𐤔𐤕
eshet
wife
woman of
HNcfsc
זְנוּנִים֙
𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌
zenunim
of harlotries
acts of harlotry
HNcmpa
וְ/יַלְדֵ֣י
𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉
veyaledey
and children
and male children of
HC/Ncmpc
זְנוּנִ֔ים
𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌
zenunim-2
of harlotries
acts of harlotry
HNcmpa
כִּֽי
𐤊𐤉
ki
for
for/because
HC
זָנֹ֤ה
𐤆𐤍𐤄
zanoh
whoring
to prostitute oneself
HVqa
תִזְנֶה֙
𐤕𐤆𐤍𐤄
tizeneh
it will whore
she will act as a prostitute
HVqi3fs
הָ/אָ֔רֶץ
𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑
haarets
the land
the earth
HTd/Ncbsa
מֵֽ/אַחֲרֵ֖י
𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉
meacharey
from after
from behind
HR/R
יְהוָֽה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah-3
Nyambe (Lozi)
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
So he went
and he went
and took
and he took
[direct object marker]
object-marker
Gomer
Gomer
Gomer
the daughter
daughter of
of Diblaim
Two Fig-Cakes
Divelayim
and she conceived
and she conceived
and bore
and she bore
for him
—
a son
son
וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ֙
𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊
vayelekhe
So he went
and he went
HC/Vqw3ms
וַ/יִּקַּ֔ח
𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇
vayiqach
and took
and he took
HC/Vqw3ms
אֶת
𐤀𐤕
et
[direct object marker]
object-marker
HTo
גֹּ֖מֶר
𐤂𐤌𐤓
gomer
Gomer
Gomer
Gomer
HNp
בַּת
𐤁𐤕
bat
the daughter
daughter of
HNcfsc
דִּבְלָ֑יִם
𐤃𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌
divelayim
of Diblaim
Two Fig-Cakes
Divelayim
HNp
וַ/תַּ֥הַר
𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤓
vatahar
and she conceived
and she conceived
HC/Vqw3fs
וַ/תֵּֽלֶד
𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃
vateled
and bore
and she bore
HC/Vqw3fs
ל֖/וֹ
𐤋/𐤅
lo
for him
HR/Sp3ms
בֵּֽן
𐤁𐤍
ben
Bene (Bemba)
a son
son
HNcmsa
And YHWH said
and he said
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
to him
toward him
Call
Call out
his name
his name
Jezreel
El-sows
Yizereel
for
for/because
yet
still, again, further
a little while
a small amount of
and I will punish
and I attended to
[direct object marker]
object-marker
bloodshed
bloods of
Jezreel
El-sows
Yizereel
upon
upon
house
house-of
of Jehu
Yahweh-is-He
Yehu
and I will put an end to
and I will cause to cease
kingdom
kingdom of
house
house-of
of Israel
El-Contends
Yiserael
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר
𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓
vayomer
And YHWH 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
HR/Sp3ms
קְרָ֥א
𐤒𐤓𐤀
qera
Call
Call out
HVqv2ms
שְׁמ֖/וֹ
𐤔𐤌/𐤅
shemo
his name
his name
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
יִזְרְעֶ֑אל
𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋
yizereel
Jezreel
El-sows
Yizereel
HNp
כִּי
𐤊𐤉
ki
for
for/because
HC
ע֣וֹד
𐤏𐤅𐤃
od
yet
still, again, further
HD
מְעַ֗ט
𐤌𐤏𐤈
meat
a little while
a small amount of
HAamsa
וּ/פָ֨קַדְתִּ֜י
𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕𐤉
ufaqadeti
and I will punish
and I attended to
HC/Vqq1cs
אֶת
𐤀𐤕
et
[direct object marker]
object-marker
HTo
דְּמֵ֤י
𐤃𐤌𐤉
demey
bloodshed
bloods of
HNcmpc
יִזְרְעֶאל֙
𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋
yizereel-2
Jezreel
El-sows
Yizereel
HNp
עַל
𐤏𐤋
al
upon
upon
HR
בֵּ֣ית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
house
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
HC/Vhq1cs
מַמְלְכ֖וּת
𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕
mamelekhut
kingdom
kingdom of
HNcfsc
בֵּ֥ית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt-2
house
house-of
HNcmsc
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
yiserael
of Israel
El-Contends
Yiserael
HNp
And it shall come to pass
and he/it became
in the day
in the day
that
he
I will break
and I shattered
[direct object marker]
object-marker
the bow
bow
of Israel
El-Contends
Yiserael
in the valley
in a deep valley
of Jezreel
El-sows
Yizereel
וְ/הָיָ֖ה
𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄
vehayah
And it shall come to pass
and he/it became
HC/Vqq3ms
בַּ/יּ֣וֹם
𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌
bayom
in the day
in the day
HRd/Ncmsa
הַ/ה֑וּא
𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀
hahu
that
he
HTd/Pp3ms
וְ/שָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙
𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉
veshavareti
I will break
and I shattered
HC/Vqq1cs
אֶת
𐤀𐤕
et
[direct object marker]
object-marker
HTo
קֶ֣שֶׁת
𐤒𐤔𐤕
qeshet
the bow
bow
HNcfsc
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
yiserael
of Israel
El-Contends
Yiserael
HNp
בְּ/עֵ֖מֶק
𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤒
beemeq
in the valley
in a deep valley
HR/Ncmsc
יִזְרְעֶֽאל
𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋
yizereel
of Jezreel
El-sows
Yizereel
HNp
and she conceived
and she conceived
again
still, again, further
and she bore
and she bore
a daughter
daughter of
and he said
and he said
to him
—
call
Call out
her name
her name
not
not
Ruhamah
Not-shown-compassion
Lo Ruchamah
for
for/because
not
not
I will add
I will add
anymore
still, again, further
to have compassion
I will show deep compassion
on
object-marker
house
house-of
of Israel
El-Contends
Yiserael
that
for/because
I will surely
to lift, to bear
lift
I lift
them
—
וַ/תַּ֤הַר
𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤓
vatahar
and she conceived
and she conceived
HC/Vqw3fs
עוֹד֙
𐤏𐤅𐤃
od
again
still, again, further
HD
וַ/תֵּ֣לֶד
𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃
vateled
and she bore
and she bore
HC/Vqw3fs
בַּ֔ת
𐤁𐤕
bat
a daughter
daughter of
HNcfsa
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר
𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓
vayomer
and he said
and he said
HC/Vqw3ms
ל֔/וֹ
𐤋/𐤅
lo
to him
HR/Sp3ms
קְרָ֥א
𐤒𐤓𐤀
qera
call
Call out
HVqv2ms
שְׁמָ֖/הּ
𐤔𐤌/𐤄
shemah
her name
her name
HNcmsc/Sp3fs
לֹ֣א
𐤋𐤀
lo-2
not
not
HTn
רֻחָ֑מָה
𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤄
ruchamah
Ruhamah
Not-shown-compassion
Lo Ruchamah
HNp
כִּי֩
𐤊𐤉
ki
for
for/because
HC
לֹ֨א
𐤋𐤀
lo-3
not
not
HTn
אוֹסִ֜יף
𐤀𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐
osif
I will add
I will add
HVhi1cs
ע֗וֹד
𐤏𐤅𐤃
od-2
anymore
still, again, further
HD
אֲרַחֵם֙
𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤌
arachem
to have compassion
I will show deep compassion
HVpi1cs
אֶת
𐤀𐤕
et
on
object-marker
HTo
בֵּ֣ית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
house
house-of
HNcmsc
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
yiserael
of Israel
El-Contends
Yiserael
HNp
כִּֽי
𐤊𐤉
ki-2
that
for/because
HC
נָשֹׂ֥א
𐤍𐤔𐤀
naso
I will surely
to lift, to bear
HVqa
אֶשָּׂ֖א
𐤀𐤔𐤀
esa
lift
I lift
HVqi1cs
לָ/הֶֽם
𐤋/𐤄𐤌
lahem
them
HR/Sp3mp
and-but
and object-marker
house
house-of
Judah
Yah Is Praised
Yehudah
I will have compassion
I will show deep compassion
and-I will save-them
and I will deliver them
by-the LORD
in Yahweh
in Yahweh
their God
their mighty ones
and-not
and not
I will save-them
I will bring them to safety
by-bow
with a bent bow
nor by-sword
and with a destroying sword
nor by-war
and in battle
nor by-horses
horses
nor by-horsemen
and with cavalrymen
וְ/אֶת
𐤅/𐤀𐤕
veet
and-but
and object-marker
HC/To
בֵּ֤ית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
house
house-of
HNcmsc
יְהוּדָה֙
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄
yehudah
Judah
Yah Is Praised
Yehudah
HNp
אֲרַחֵ֔ם
𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤌
arachem
I will have compassion
I will show deep compassion
HVpi1cs
וְ/הֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖י/ם
𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤌
vehoshaetim
and-I will save-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
HNcmpc/Sp3mp
וְ/לֹ֣א
𐤅/𐤋𐤀
velo
and-not
and not
HC/Tn
אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗/ם
𐤀𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤌
oshiem
I will save-them
I will bring them to safety
HVhi1cs/Sp3mp
בְּ/קֶ֤שֶׁת
𐤁/𐤒𐤔𐤕
beqeshet
by-bow
with a bent bow
HR/Ncfsa
וּ/בְ/חֶ֨רֶב֙
𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁
uvecherev
nor by-sword
and with a destroying sword
HC/R/Ncfsa
וּ/בְ/מִלְחָמָ֔ה
𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄
uvemilechamah
nor by-war
and in battle
HC/R/Ncfsa
בְּ/סוּסִ֖ים
𐤁/𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌
besusim
nor by-horses
horses
HR/Ncmpa
וּ/בְ/פָרָשִֽׁים
𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌
uvefarashim
nor by-horsemen
and with cavalrymen
HC/R/Ncmpa
and she weaned
and she dealt fully
[direct object marker]
object-marker
not
not
Ruhamah
Not-shown-compassion
Lo Ruchamah
and she conceived
and she conceived
and she bore
and she bore
a son
son
וַ/תִּגְמֹ֖ל
𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤌𐤋
vatigemol
and she weaned
and she dealt fully
HC/Vqw3fs
אֶת
𐤀𐤕
et
[direct object marker]
object-marker
HTo
לֹ֣א
𐤋𐤀
lo
not
not
HTn
רֻחָ֑מָה
𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤄
ruchamah
Ruhamah
Not-shown-compassion
Lo Ruchamah
HNp
וַ/תַּ֖הַר
𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤓
vatahar
and she conceived
and she conceived
HC/Vqw3fs
וַ/תֵּ֥לֶד
𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃
vateled
and she bore
and she bore
HC/Vqw3fs
בֵּֽן
𐤁𐤍
ben
Bene (Bemba)
a son
son
HNcmsa
And He said
and he said
Call
Call out
his name
his name
Not
not
My people
my people
Lo Ami
for
for/because
you are
you (masculine plural)
not
not
My people
my people
and I
and I
not
not
will be
I will be
to you
—
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר
𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓
vayomer
And He said
and he said
HC/Vqw3ms
קְרָ֥א
𐤒𐤓𐤀
qera
Call
Call out
HVqv2ms
שְׁמ֖/וֹ
𐤔𐤌/𐤅
shemo
his name
his name
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
לֹ֣א
𐤋𐤀
lo
Not
not
HTn
עַמִּ֑י
𐤏𐤌𐤉
ami
My people
my people
Lo Ami
HNp
כִּ֤י
𐤊𐤉
ki
for
for/because
HC
אַתֶּם֙
𐤀𐤕𐤌
atem
you are
you (masculine plural)
HPp2mp
לֹ֣א
𐤋𐤀
lo-2
not
not
HTn
עַמִּ֔/י
𐤏𐤌/𐤉
ami-2
My people
my people
HNcmsc/Sp1cs
וְ/אָנֹכִ֖י
𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉
veanokhi
and I
and I
HC/Pp1cs
לֹֽא
𐤋𐤀
lo-3
not
not
HTn
אֶהְיֶ֥ה
𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄
eheyeh
will be
I will be
HVqi1cs
לָ/כֶֽם
𐤋/𐤊𐤌
lakhem
to you
HR/Sp2mp