Hosea 2

YHWH accuses Israel, depicted as an adulterous wife, of harlotry with the Baals, attributing her prosperity to lovers rather than Him, and threatens judgment by stripping her blessings, hedging her path with thorns, and turning her vines into forests.[1][2] He allures her to the wilderness, transforms trouble into hope, restores covenant peace, betroths her in righteousness, and promises renewed abundance, sowing her as His people who will call Him 'My Husband' instead of 'Baal'.[1][2]

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Verse 1 וְֽ֠/הָיָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms מִסְפַּ֤ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar the number counted total HNcmsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כְּ/ח֣וֹל 𐤊/𐤇𐤅𐤋 kechol like the sand like whirling sand HR/Ncmsc הַ/יָּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam of the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִמַּ֖ד 𐤉𐤌𐤃 yimad shall be measured he will be measured out HVNi3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not HC/Tn יִסָּפֵ֑ר 𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤓 yisafer shall be numbered he will be counted HVNi3ms וְֽ֠/הָיָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah-2 and it shall be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms בִּ/מְק֞וֹם 𐤁/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 bimeqom in the place in the standing-place of HR/Ncmsc אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 where that-which HTr יֵאָמֵ֤ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yeamer it is said it will be said HVNi3ms לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 Not not HTn עַמִּ֣/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אַתֶּ֔ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp יֵאָמֵ֥ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yeamer-2 it will be said it will be said HVNi3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 to them HR/Sp3mp בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-2 Bene (Bemba) sons sons of HNcmpc אֵֽל 𐤀𐤋 el of God toward HNcmsa חָֽי 𐤇𐤉 chay living living HAamsa
Verse 20 וְ/כָרַתִּ֨י 𐤅/𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vekharati and-I-will-cut and I cut HC/Vqq1cs לָ/הֶ֤ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for-them HR/Sp3mp בְּרִית֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement HNcfsa בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in-the-day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR חַיַּ֤ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat beasts-of living-being of HNcfsc הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the-field the open field HTd/Ncmsa וְ/עִם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veim and-with and if HC/R ע֣וֹף 𐤏𐤅𐤐 of fowls-of flying creature HNcmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the-heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/רֶ֖מֶשׂ 𐤅/𐤓𐤌𐤔 veremes and-creeping-things crawling creature HC/Ncmsc הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of-the-ground the cultivated ground HTd/Ncfsa וְ/קֶ֨שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤒𐤔𐤕 veqeshet and-bow curved bow HC/Ncfsa וְ/חֶ֤רֶב 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vecherev and-sword and destroying blade HC/Ncfsa וּ/מִלְחָמָה֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 umilechamah and-battle and battle HC/Ncfsa אֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר 𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤓 eshebor I-will-break I will break HVqi1cs מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖י/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vehishekavetim and-I-will-make-them-lie-down and I will cause them to lie down HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp לָ/בֶֽטַח 𐤋/𐤁𐤈𐤇 lavetach in-safety security HR/Ncmsa