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 and it shall be HC/Vqq3ms מִסְפַּ֤ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar the number counted total the number HNcmsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כְּ/ח֣וֹל 𐤊/𐤇𐤅𐤋 kechol like the sand like whirling sand like the sand HR/Ncmsc הַ/יָּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam of the sea the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִמַּ֖ד 𐤉𐤌𐤃 yimad shall be measured he will be measured out it shall be measured HVNi3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not nor HC/Tn יִסָּפֵ֑ר 𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤓 yisafer shall be numbered he will be counted it shall be counted HVNi3ms וְֽ֠/הָיָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah-2 and it shall be and he/it became and it shall be HC/Vqq3ms בִּ/מְק֞וֹם 𐤁/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 bimeqom in the place in the standing-place of in the standing-place of HR/Ncmsc אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 where that-which where HTr יֵאָמֵ֤ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yeamer it is said it will be said it will be said HVNi3ms לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 Not not not HTn עַמִּ֣/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אַתֶּ֔ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp יֵאָמֵ֥ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yeamer-2 it will be said it will be said it will be said HVNi3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 to them to them HR/Sp3mp בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney-2 Bene (Bemba) sons sons of sons of HNcmpc אֵֽל 𐤀𐤋 el of God toward of God HNcmsa חָֽי 𐤇𐤉 chay hai (Swahili) living living living HAamsa
Verse 2
וְ֠/נִקְבְּצוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅 veniqebetsu and they will be gathered and they were gathered and they will be gathered HC/VNq3cp בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc יְהוּדָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/בְנֵֽי 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) and sons of and sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp יַחְדָּ֔ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together together HD וְ/שָׂמ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤅 vesamu and they will appoint and they placed and they set HC/Vqq3cp לָ/הֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves for themselves HR/Sp3mp רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh one head head head HNcmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa וְ/עָל֣וּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤅 vealu Aleya (Bemba) and they will go up and they ascended and they went up HC/Vqq3cp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC גָד֖וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great great HAamsa י֥וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom will be the day day the day HNcmsc יִזְרְעֶֽאל 𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 yizereel of Jezreel El-sows Yizereel HNp
Verse 4
רִ֤יבוּ 𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤅 rivu Contend Contend! Contend! HVqv2mp בְ/אִמְּ/כֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤌/𐤊𐤌 veimekhem with your mother with your mother with your mother HR/Ncfsc/Sp2mp רִ֔יבוּ 𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤅 rivu-2 contend Contend! Contend! HVqv2mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC הִיא֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she she she HPp3fs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not is not HTn אִשְׁתִּ֔/י 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤉 isheti my wife my woman my wife HNcfsc/Sp1cs וְ/אָנֹכִ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi ine-neka (Bemba) and I and I and I HC/Pp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not am not HTn אִישָׁ֑/הּ 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 ishah her husband woman her husband HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/תָסֵ֤ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤎𐤓 vetaser and let her remove and may she remove and let her remove HC/Vhj3fs זְנוּנֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉/𐤄 zenuneyha her harlotries her fornications her harlotries HNcmpc/Sp3fs מִ/פָּנֶ֔י/ה 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄 mipaneyh from her face from her presence from her face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3fs וְ/נַאֲפוּפֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤍𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤐𐤉/𐤄 venaafufeyha and her adulteries and her adulteries and her adulteries HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs מִ/בֵּ֥ין 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤍 mibeyn from between from between from between HR/R שָׁדֶֽי/הָ 𐤔𐤃𐤉/𐤄 shadeyha her breasts her two breasts her breasts HNcmdc/Sp3fs
Verse 5
פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC אַפְשִׁיטֶ֣/נָּה 𐤀𐤐𐤔𐤉𐤈/𐤍𐤄 afeshitenah I strip her I will strip her I will strip her HVhi1cs/Sp3fs עֲרֻמָּ֔ה 𐤏𐤓𐤌𐤄 arumah naked bare, unclothed bare, unclothed HAafsa וְ/הִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔י/הָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤂𐤕𐤉/𐤄 vehitsagetiha and set her and I positioned her and I positioned her HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3fs כְּ/י֖וֹם 𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤌 keyom as day like a day like a day HR/Ncmsc הִוָּֽלְדָ֑/הּ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤃/𐤄 hivaledah fyala (Bemba) she was born her being-born her being born HVNc/Sp3fs וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֣י/הָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤕𐤉/𐤄 vesametiha and make her and I set her and I set her HC/Vqp1cs/Sp3fs כַ/מִּדְבָּ֗ר 𐤊/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 khamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) as a wilderness like the grazing-wilderness like the wilderness HRd/Ncmsa וְ/שַׁתִּ֨/הָ֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤕/𐤄 veshatiha and set her and I set her and I set her HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3fs כְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤊/𐤀𐤓𐤑 keerets Ayé (Yoruba) as a land as land as land HR/Ncbsa צִיָּ֔ה 𐤑𐤉𐤄 tsiyah parched parched wasteland parched wasteland HNcfsa וַ/הֲמִתִּ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤕𐤉/𐤄 vahamitiha and slay her I caused her to die I caused her to die HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3fs בַּ/צָּמָֽא 𐤁/𐤑𐤌𐤀 batsama with thirst in the thirst in the thirst HRd/Ncmsa
Verse 7
כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC זָֽנְתָה֙ 𐤆𐤍𐤕𐤄 zanetah she-prostituted she committed prostitution she prostituted herself HVqp3fs אִמָּ֔/ם 𐤀𐤌/𐤌 imam her-mother/them with them her mother HNcfsc/Sp3mp הֹבִ֖ישָׁה 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤄 hovishah she-is-ashamed she caused to dry up she caused to dry up HVhp3fs הֽוֹרָתָ֑/ם 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤌 horatam her-teacher/them she who conceived them she who conceived them HVqrfsc/Sp3mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because because HC אָמְרָ֗ה 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤄 amerah she-says she said she said HVqp3fs אֵלְכָ֞ה 𐤀𐤋𐤊𐤄 elekhah I-will-go let me go I will go HVqi1cs אַחֲרֵ֤י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following after HR מְאַהֲבַ/י֙ 𐤌𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤉 meahavay hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) my-lovers/me my loving-ones my lovers HVprmpc/Sp1cs נֹתְנֵ֤י 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤉 noteney givers-of givers of givers of HVqrmpc לַחְמִ/י֙ 𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤉 lachemi my-bread/me my bread my bread HNcbsc/Sp1cs וּ/מֵימַ֔/י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉𐤌/𐤉 umeymay Amanzi (Zulu) and-my-waters/me and my waters and my waters HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs צַמְרִ֣/י 𐤑𐤌𐤓/𐤉 tsameri my-wool/me my wool my wool HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/פִשְׁתִּ֔/י 𐤅/𐤐𐤔𐤕/𐤉 ufisheti and-my-flax/me and my flax-linen and my flax HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs שַׁמְנִ֖/י 𐤔𐤌𐤍/𐤉 shameni my-oil/me my oil my oil HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/שִׁקּוּיָֽ/י 𐤅/𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤉/𐤉 veshiquyay and-my-drinks/me and my refreshing drinks and my drinks HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs
Verse 8
לָ/כֵ֛ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) Therefore accordingly therefore HR/D הִנְ/נִי 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I look—here I am look I HTm/Sp1cs שָׂ֥ךְ 𐤔𐤊 sakhe will hedge up hedging-in one I will hedge up HVqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo דַּרְכֵּ֖/ךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤊 darekekhe your way your path your way HNcbsc/Sp2fs בַּ/סִּירִ֑ים 𐤁/𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 basirim with thorns cooking pot with thorns HRd/Ncfsa וְ/גָֽדַרְתִּי֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤃𐤓𐤕𐤉 vegadareti and I will wall up and I will wall in and I will fence in HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo גְּדֵרָ֔/הּ 𐤂𐤃𐤓/𐤄 gederah her wall her walled enclosure her wall HNcfsc/Sp3fs וּ/נְתִיבוֹתֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 unetivoteyha and her paths and her well-trodden paths and her paths HC/Ncbpc/Sp3fs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תִמְצָֽא 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 timetsa she will find you will find she will find HVqi3fs
Verse 9
וְ/רִדְּפָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤄 veridefah and she will pursue and she intensely pursued and she will pursue HC/Vpq3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et her object-marker [·] HTo מְאַהֲבֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤌𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉/𐤄 meahaveyha hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) lovers her loving-ones her lovers HVprmpc/Sp3fs וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not and not HC/Tn תַשִּׂ֣יג 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤂 tasig she will overtake she causes to reach she will overtake HVhi3fs אֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp וּ/בִקְשָׁ֖תַ/ם 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤌 uviqeshatam and she will seek them and she earnestly sought them and she will seek them HC/Vpq3fs/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 but not and not and not HC/Tn תִמְצָ֑א 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 timetsa she will find you will find she will find HVqi3fs וְ/אָמְרָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤄 veamerah and she will say and she said and she will say HC/Vqq3fs אֵלְכָ֤ה 𐤀𐤋𐤊𐤄 elekhah I will go let me go I will go HVqi1cs וְ/אָשׁ֨וּבָה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤄 veashuvah and I will return and let me return and I will return HC/Vqi1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אִישִׁ֣/י 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤉 ishi my husband my man my husband HNcmsc/Sp1cs הָֽ/רִאשׁ֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 harishon the first the foremost one the first one HTd/Aomsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC ט֥וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov better good it was better HAamsa לִ֛/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me for me HR/Sp1cs אָ֖ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at that time then HD מֵ/עָֽתָּה 𐤌/𐤏𐤕𐤄 meatah than now from this time onward than now HR/D
Verse 10
וְ/הִיא֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤀 vehi and she and she and she HC/Pp3fs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָֽדְעָ֔ה 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤄 yadeah knew she knew she knew HVqp3fs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC אָֽנֹכִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs נָתַ֣תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati gave I gave I gave HVqp1cs לָ֔/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her to her HR/Sp3fs הַ/דָּגָ֖ן 𐤄/𐤃𐤂𐤍 hadagan ogi (Yoruba) the grain the abundant grain the abundant grain HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/תִּיר֣וֹשׁ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔 vehatirosh and the new wine and the fresh grape-must and the new wine HC/Td/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/יִּצְהָ֑ר 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤑𐤄𐤓 vehayitsehar and the oil and the bright oil and the oil HC/Td/Ncmsa וְ/כֶ֨סֶף 𐤅/𐤊𐤎𐤐 vekhesef and silver silver and silver HC/Ncmsa הִרְבֵּ֥יתִי 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤉 hirebeyti I multiplied I caused to multiply I caused to multiply HVhp1cs לָ֛/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah-2 to her to her HR/Sp3fs וְ/זָהָ֖ב 𐤅/𐤆𐤄𐤁 vezahav dhahabu (Swahili) and gold and gold and gold HC/Ncmsa עָשׂ֥וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they made they did they made HVqp3cp לַ/בָּֽעַל 𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤋 labaal for Baal to Baʿal to Baal HRd/Np
Verse 11
לָ/כֵ֣ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) therefore accordingly therefore HR/D אָשׁ֔וּב 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁 ashuv I-will-return I will return I will return HVqi1cs וְ/לָקַחְתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉 velaqacheti and-I-will-take-away and I will take and I will take HC/Vqq1cs דְגָנִ/י֙ 𐤃𐤂𐤍/𐤉 degani ogi (Yoruba) my-grain my harvested grain my harvested grain HNcmsc/Sp1cs בְּ/עִתּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤏𐤕/𐤅 beito in-its-season in his appointed time in his appointed time HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וְ/תִירוֹשִׁ֖/י 𐤅/𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔/𐤉 vetiroshi and-my-new-wine my fresh-pressed grape juice and my fresh-pressed grape juice HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs בְּ/מֽוֹעֲד֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃/𐤅 bemoado in-its-appointed-time at his appointed-time at its appointed time HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הִצַּלְתִּי֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉 vehitsaleti and-I-will-recover and I will snatch away and I will deliver HC/Vhq1cs צַמְרִ֣/י 𐤑𐤌𐤓/𐤉 tsameri my-wool my wool my wool HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/פִשְׁתִּ֔/י 𐤅/𐤐𐤔𐤕/𐤉 ufisheti and-my-flax and my flax-linen and my flax-linen HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לְ/כַסּ֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤕 lekhasot to-cover to thoroughly cover to thoroughly cover HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo עֶרְוָתָֽ/הּ 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕/𐤄 erevatah her-nakedness her nakedness her nakedness HNcfsc/Sp3fs
Verse 14
וַ/הֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗י 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤕𐤉 vahashimoti and-I-will-devastate and I devastated and I devastated HC/Vhq1cs גַּפְנָ/הּ֙ 𐤂𐤐𐤍/𐤄 gafenah her-vine her grapevine her grapevine HNcbsc/Sp3fs וּ/תְאֵ֣נָתָ֔/הּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤕/𐤄 uteenatah and-her-fig-tree and her fig tree and her fig tree HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr אָמְרָ֗ה 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤄 amerah she-said she said she said HVqp3fs אֶתְנָ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤄 etenah hire prostitute’s fee prostitute’s fee HNcfsa הֵ֨מָּה֙ 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they they HPp3mp לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me to me HR/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which which HTr נָֽתְנוּ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 natenu they-gave they gave they gave HVqp3cp לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 to-me to me HR/Sp1cs מְאַֽהֲבָ֑/י 𐤌𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤉 meahavay hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) my-lovers my loving-ones my lovers HVprmpc/Sp1cs וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֣י/ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vesametim and-I-will-make-them and I placed them and I will set them HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3mp לְ/יַ֔עַר 𐤋/𐤉𐤏𐤓 leyaar for-a-forest to a forest to a forest HR/Ncmsa וַ/אֲכָלָ֖תַ/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤌 vaakhalatam okèlè (Yoruba) and-it-will-eat-them and she consumed them and it will consume them HC/Vqq3fs/Sp3mp חַיַּ֥ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat hai (Swahili) beast living-being of living-being of HNcfsc הַ/שָּׂדֶֽה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of-the-field the open field the open field HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 15
וּ/פָקַדְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕𐤉 ufaqadeti and-I-will-visit and I attended to and I attended to HC/Vqq1cs עָלֶ֗י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha upon-her upon her upon her HR/Sp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְמֵ֤י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days-of days of days of HNcmpc הַ/בְּעָלִים֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌 habealim the-Baals the Baals the Baal HTd/Np אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr תַּקְטִ֣יר 𐤕𐤒𐤈𐤉𐤓 taqetir she-burned-incense you will make smoke you will make smoke HVhi3fs לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to-them to them HR/Sp3mp וַ/תַּ֤עַד 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤃 vataad and-she-adorned and she advanced and she adorned herself HC/Vqw3fs נִזְמָ/הּ֙ 𐤍𐤆𐤌/𐤄 nizemah her-nose-ring her ring-ornament her ring-ornament HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/חֶלְיָתָ֔/הּ 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤕/𐤄 vecheleyatah and-her-jewelry and her ornament and her ornament HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs וַ/תֵּ֖לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊 vatelekhe and-she-went and she went and she went HC/Vqw3fs אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following after HR מְאַהֲבֶ֑י/הָ 𐤌𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉/𐤄 meahaveyha hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) her-lovers her loving-ones her lovers HVprmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֹתִ֥/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤕/𐤉 veoti and-me and me [·] HC/To/Sp1cs שָׁכְחָ֖ה 𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤄 shakhechah she-forgot she forgot she forgot HVqp3fs נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum utterance solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 17
וְ/נָתַ֨תִּי 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and-I-will-give and I will give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs לָ֤/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to-her to her HR/Sp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כְּרָמֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤉/𐤄 kerameyha her-vineyards her vineyards her vineyards HNcbpc/Sp3fs מִ/שָּׁ֔ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from-there from there from there HR/D וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To עֵ֥מֶק 𐤏𐤌𐤒 emeq valley deep-set valley of deep-set valley of HNcmsc עָכ֖וֹר 𐤏𐤊𐤅𐤓 akhor Achor Trouble-vale Akhor HNp לְ/פֶ֣תַח 𐤋/𐤐𐤕𐤇 lefetach for-a-door to the opening of to the entrance of HR/Ncmsc תִּקְוָ֑ה 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄 tiqevah of-hope expectant hope expectant hope HNcfsa וְ/עָ֤נְתָה 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤕𐤄 veanetah and-she-will-answer and she responded and she answered HC/Vqq3fs שָּׁ֨מָּ/ה֙ 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place to there HD/Sd כִּ/ימֵ֣י 𐤊/𐤉𐤌𐤉 kimey as-in-days days of days of HR/Ncmpc נְעוּרֶ֔י/הָ 𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤄 neureyha of-her-youth her youthful years her youth (her youthful years) HNcbpc/Sp3fs וִּ/כְ/י֖וֹם 𐤅/𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤌 vikheyom and-as-day and as day-of and as day-of HC/R/Ncmsc עֲלֹתָ֥/הּ 𐤏𐤋𐤕/𐤄 alotah Aleya (Bemba) of-her-going-up her ascending her going up HVqc/Sp3fs מֵ/אֶֽרֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) from-land from land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp
Verse 20
וְ/כָרַתִּ֨י 𐤅/𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vekharati kata (Swahili) and-I-will-cut and I cut and I will cut HC/Vqq1cs לָ/הֶ֤ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for-them for them HR/Sp3mp בְּרִית֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement covenant HNcfsa בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in-the-day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR חַיַּ֤ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat hai (Swahili) beasts-of living-being of living-being of HNcfsc הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the-field the open field the open field HTd/Ncmsa וְ/עִם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veim and-with and if and with HC/R ע֣וֹף 𐤏𐤅𐤐 of fowls-of flying creature bird HNcmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) the-heavens the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa וְ/רֶ֖מֶשׂ 𐤅/𐤓𐤌𐤔 veremes and-creeping-things crawling creature and crawling creature HC/Ncmsc הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of-the-ground the cultivated ground the cultivated land HTd/Ncfsa וְ/קֶ֨שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤒𐤔𐤕 veqeshet and-bow curved bow and bow HC/Ncfsa וְ/חֶ֤רֶב 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vecherev and-sword and destroying blade and sword HC/Ncfsa וּ/מִלְחָמָה֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 umilechamah and-battle and battle and battle HC/Ncfsa אֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר 𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤓 eshebor I-will-break I will break I will break HVqi1cs מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the-earth 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 and I will cause them to lie down HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp לָ/בֶֽטַח 𐤋/𐤁𐤈𐤇 lavetach in-safety security in security HR/Ncmsa
Verse 21
וְ/אֵרַשְׂתִּ֥י/ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤊 veerasetikhe and I will betroth you and I will betroth you and I will betroth you HC/Vpq1cs/Sp2fs לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs לְ/עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever for an unseen age for forever HR/Ncmsa וְ/אֵרַשְׂתִּ֥י/ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤊 veerasetikhe-2 and I will betroth you and I will betroth you and I will betroth you HC/Vpq1cs/Sp2fs לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 to me to me HR/Sp1cs בְּ/צֶ֣דֶק 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒 betsedeq in righteousness in righteousness in righteousness HR/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/מִשְׁפָּ֔ט 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 uvemishepat and in justice and in a judicial ruling and in justice HC/R/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/חֶ֖סֶד 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤎𐤃 uvechesed and in lovingkindness and in covenantal loyalty and in covenantal loyalty HC/R/Ncmsa וּֽ/בְ/רַחֲמִֽים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 uverachamim and in mercies tender compassions and in tender compassions HC/R/Ncmpa
Verse 23
וְ/הָיָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֗וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms אֶֽעֱנֶה֙ 𐤀𐤏𐤍𐤄 eeneh I will answer I will answer I will answer HVqi1cs נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶעֱנֶ֖ה 𐤀𐤏𐤍𐤄 eeneh-2 I will answer I will answer I will answer HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) the heavens the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הֵ֖ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤌 vehem and they and they and they HC/Pp3mp יַעֲנ֥וּ 𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤅 yaanu will answer they will answer they will answer HVqi3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 25
וּ/זְרַעְתִּ֤י/הָ 𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uzeraetiha and-I-will-sow-her and I will sow her and I will sow her HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3fs לִּ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me for myself HR/Sp1cs בָּ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) in-the-land in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa וְ/רִֽחַמְתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤉 verichameti and-I-will-have-mercy and I will show deep compassion and I will show deep compassion HC/Vpq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn רֻחָ֑מָה 𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤄 ruchamah Ruhamah Compassion-shown one Racham HNp וְ/אָמַרְתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 veamareti and-I-will-say and I said and I will say HC/Vqq1cs לְ/לֹֽא 𐤋/𐤋𐤀 lelo to-not not to Lo HR/Np עַמִּי֙ 𐤏𐤌𐤉 ami my-people my people Am HNp עַמִּ/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami-2 my-people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אַ֔תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms וְ/ה֖וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and-he and he and he HC/Pp3ms יֹאמַ֥ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yomar will-say he will say he will say HVqi3ms אֱלֹהָֽ/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi) my-God my mighty ones my Elohim HNcmpc/Sp1cs
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