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 the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to me toward me again still, again, further go Go love Love! a woman woman beloved loved one of of her friend associate and adulteress and an adultering woman as the love of as love of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh [direct object marker] object-marker sons of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and they and they turn turning ones to toward gods mighty ones other other ones and lovers of and lovers of cakes of pressed fruit-cakes of raisins grapes
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and 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 HR/Sp1cs ע֚וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, again, further HD לֵ֣ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe go Go HVqv2ms אֱֽהַב 𐤀𐤄𐤁 ehav love Love! HVqv2ms אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman HNcfsa אֲהֻ֥בַת 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 ahuvat beloved loved one of HVqsfsc רֵ֖עַ 𐤓𐤏 rea of her friend associate HNcmsa וּ/מְנָאָ֑פֶת 𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤀𐤐𐤕 umenaafet and adulteress and an adultering woman HC/Vprfsa כְּ/אַהֲבַ֤ת 𐤊/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 keahavat as the love of as 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 HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/הֵ֗ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤌 vehem and they and they HC/Pp3mp פֹּנִים֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 ponim turn turning ones HVqrmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty ones HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones HAampa וְ/אֹהֲבֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉 veohavey and lovers of and lovers of HC/Vqrmpc אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤔𐤉 ashishey cakes of pressed fruit-cakes of HNcfpc עֲנָבִֽים 𐤏𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤌 anavim raisins grapes HNcmpa
Verse 4
for for/because days days many many they-will-dwell let them dwell sons-of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael there-is-no there is not king king of and-no and there is not prince ruling-chief of and-no and there is not sacrifice ritual slaughter-offering and-no and there is not pillar standing stone and-no and there is not ephod priestly ceremonial vestment and-teraphim household cult-objects
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC יָמִ֣ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days HNcmpa רַבִּ֗ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many many HAampa יֵֽשְׁבוּ֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 yeshevu they-will-dwell let them dwell HVqi3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-is-no there is not HTn מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsa וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and-no and there is not HC/Tn שָׂ֔ר 𐤔𐤓 sar prince ruling-chief of HNcmsa וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn-2 and-no and there is not HC/Tn זֶ֖בַח 𐤆𐤁𐤇 zevach sacrifice ritual slaughter-offering HNcmsa וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn-3 and-no and there is not HC/Tn מַצֵּבָ֑ה 𐤌𐤑𐤁𐤄 matsevah pillar standing stone HNcfsa וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn-4 and-no and there is not HC/Tn אֵפ֖וֹד 𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤃 efod ephod priestly ceremonial vestment HNcmsa וּ/תְרָפִֽים 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤐𐤉𐤌 uterafim and-teraphim household cult-objects HC/Ncmpa
Verse 5
Afterward after, behind shall return they will return the children of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and seek and they earnestly sought — object-marker the LORD Yahweh Yahweh their God their mighty ones and and object-marker David David David their king their king and shall fear and they trembled in dread to toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and to and toward his goodness his goodness in the end of in the end-of the days the days
אַחַ֗ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar Afterward after, behind HR יָשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 yashuvu shall return they will return HVqi3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the children of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/בִקְשׁוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 uviqeshu and seek and they earnestly sought 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 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 HNcmsc/Sp3mp וּ/פָחֲד֧וּ 𐤅/𐤐𐤇𐤃𐤅 ufachadu and shall fear and they trembled in dread HC/Vqq3cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R טוּב֖/וֹ 𐤈𐤅𐤁/𐤅 tuvo his goodness his goodness HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/אַחֲרִ֥ית 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕 beacharit in the end of in the end-of HR/Ncfsc הַ/יָּמִֽים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days the days HTd/Ncmpa
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