Hosea

Hosea 1:2–3

²When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”

³So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

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Hosea 1:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
first	תְּחִלַּ֥ת	tə·ḥil·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8462 beginning
spoke	דִּבֶּר־	dib·ber-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
through Hosea	בְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פ	bə·hō·šē·aʿ p̄	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1954 Hoshea
He	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
told	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
him	הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ	hō·wō·šê·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1954 Hoshea
Go	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
take	קַח־	qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
a prostitute	זְנוּנִים֙	zə·nū·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2183 adultery, idolatry
as your	לְךָ֞	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
wife	אֵ֤שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
and have children	וְיַלְדֵ֣י	wə·yal·ḏê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
of adultery	זְנוּנִ֔ים	zə·nū·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2183 adultery, idolatry
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is flagrantly prostituting itself	זָנֹ֤ה	zā·nōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
from	מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י	mê·’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition-m	H310 behind
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Hosea 1:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and married	וַיִּקַּ֔ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
Gomer	גֹּ֖מֶר	gō·mer	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1586 Gomer
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Diblaim	דִּבְלָ֑יִם	diḇ·lā·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1691 Diblajim
and she conceived	וַתַּ֥הַר	wat·ta·har	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
and bore	וַתֵּֽלֶד־	wat·tê·leḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a son	בֵּֽן׃	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son

Cross-references

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Hosea 1:2 Hosea 3:1 · Hosea 2:4–5 · Deuteronomy 31:16 · Psalm 106:39 · Revelation 17:1–2 · Revelation 17:5 · Ezekiel 6:9 · Exodus 34:15–16 · 2 Peter 2:14 · Ezekiel 23:1–49 · Jeremiah 3:9 · Ezekiel 16:1–63

Hosea 1:3 Isaiah 8:1–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.