Hosea

Hosea 1:6–9

6Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah,c for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them. 7Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them — not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”

8After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son. 9And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi,d for you are not My people, and I am not your God.e

Footnotes

  • c 1:6 Lo-ruhamah means she has not received mercy.
  • d 1:9 Lo-ammi means not My people.
  • e 1:9 Hebrew I am not yours

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Hosea 1:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
againעוֹד֙‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
conceivedוַתַּ֤הַרwat·ta·harConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH2029 conceive, become pregnant
and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדwat·tê·leḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a daughterבַּ֔תbaṯNoun - feminine singularH1323 daughter
andוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toל֔וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
Nameקְרָ֥אqə·rāVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
herשְׁמָ֖הּšə·māhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH8034 name
Lo-ruhamahרֻחָ֑מָהru·ḥā·māhNoun - proper - feminine singularH3819 Lo-Ruchamah
forכִּי֩kîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I will noלֹ֨אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
longerאוֹסִ֜יף’ō·w·sîp̄Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH3254 add
have compassionאֲרַחֵם֙’ă·ra·ḥêmVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH7355 love
on the houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I should ever forgiveנָשֹׂ֥אnā·śōVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH5375 lift, take, carry
themלָהֶֽם׃lā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural

Hosea 1:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Yetוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
I will have compassionאֲרַחֵ֔ם’ă·ra·ḥêmVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH7355 love
on the houseבֵּ֤יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Judahיְהוּדָה֙yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and I will save themוְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖יםwə·hō·wō·ša‘·tîmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH3467 deliver
notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
by bowבְּקֶ֤שֶׁתbə·qe·šeṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH7198 bow
or swordוּבְחֶ֙רֶב֙ū·ḇə·ḥe·reḇConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
or warוּבְמִלְחָמָ֔הū·ḇə·mil·ḥā·māhConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
not by horsesבְּסוּסִ֖יםbə·sū·sîmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine pluralH5483 swallow or swift
and cavalryוּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šîmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine pluralH6571 horse, steed
but by the LORDבַּיהוָ֣הYah·wehPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם’ĕ·lō·hê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH430 God

Hosea 1:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
After she had weanedוַתִּגְמֹ֖לwat·tiḡ·mōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to
Lo-ruhamahרֻחָ֑מָהru·ḥā·māhNoun - proper - feminine singularH3819 Lo-Ruchamah
conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרwat·ta·harConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH2029 conceive, become pregnant
and gave birth toוַתֵּ֥לֶדwat·tê·leḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a sonבֵּֽן׃bênNoun - masculine singularH1121 son

Hosea 1:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Nameקְרָ֥אqə·rāVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
himשְׁמ֖וֹšə·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name
Lo-ammiעַמִּ֑י‘am·mîNoun - proper - masculine singularH3818 Lo-Ammi
forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
youאַתֶּם֙’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
are notלֹ֣אlōNoun - proper - masculine singularH3808 not
My peopleעַמִּ֔י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
and Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יwə·’ā·nō·ḵîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH595 I
am notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
your Godאֶהְיֶ֥ה’eh·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be

Cross-references

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Hosea 1:6 1 Peter 2:10 · Hosea 2:23 · 2 Kings 17:6 · Isaiah 27:11 · Hosea 2:4

Hosea 1:7 Zechariah 4:6 · Isaiah 12:2 · 2 Kings 19:35 · Psalm 44:3–6 · Hosea 11:12 · Isaiah 7:14 · Zechariah 2:6–11 · Zechariah 9:9–10 · Jeremiah 23:5–6 · Titus 3:4–6 · Matthew 1:21–23

Hosea 1:9 Jeremiah 15:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.