Hosea

Hosea 2:2–5

2Rebuke your mother,

rebuke her,

for she is not My wife,

and I am not her husband.

Let her remove the adultery from her face

and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.

3Otherwise, I will strip her naked

and expose her like the day of her birth.

I will make her like a desert

and turn her into a parched land,

and I will let her die of thirst.

4I will have no compassion on her children,

because they are the children of adultery.

5For their mother has played the harlot

and has conceived them in disgrace.

For she thought,

‘I will go after my lovers,

who give me bread and water,

wool and linen, oil and drink.’

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Hosea 2:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Rebukeרִ֤יבוּrî·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7378 strive, contend
your motherבְאִמְּכֶם֙ḇə·’im·mə·ḵemPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH517 mother
rebuke herרִ֔יבוּrî·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7378 strive, contend
forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
sheהִיא֙hîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
is notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
My wifeאִשְׁתִּ֔י’iš·tîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH802 woman, wife, female
and Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יwə·’ā·nō·ḵîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH595 I
am notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
her husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ’î·šāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH376 man
Let her removeוְתָסֵ֤רwə·ṯā·sêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularH5493 turn aside
the adulteryזְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙zə·nū·ne·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH2183 adultery, idolatry
from her faceמִפָּנֶ֔יהmip·på̄·nɛhPreposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person feminine singularH6440 face, before
and the unfaithfulnessוְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָwə·na·’ă·p̄ū·p̄e·hāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH5005 adultery
from betweenמִבֵּ֥יןmib·bênPreposition-mH996 interval, space between
her breastsשָׁדֶֽיהָ׃šā·ḏe·hāNoun - masculine dual construct; third person feminine singularH7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin

Hosea 2:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
I will strip herאַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה’ap̄·šî·ṭen·nāhVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH6584 strip off, make a dash, raid
nakedעֲרֻמָּ֔ה‘ă·rum·māhAdjective - feminine singularH6174 naked
and expose herוְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָwə·hiṣ·ṣaḡ·tî·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH3322 set, place
like the dayכְּי֖וֹםkə·yō·wmPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of her birthהִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּhiw·wā·lə·ḏāhVerb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
I will make herוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָwə·śam·tî·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH7760 put, place, set
like a desertכַמִּדְבָּ֗רḵam·miḏ·bārPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth
and turn her intoוְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙wə·šat·ti·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH7896 put, set
a parchedצִיָּ֔הṣî·yāhAdjective - feminine singularH6723 dryness, drought
landכְּאֶ֣רֶץkə·’e·reṣPreposition-k; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
and I will let her dieוַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָwa·hă·mit·tî·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH4191 die
of thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃baṣ·ṣā·māPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6772 thirst

Hosea 2:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will have noלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
compassionאֲרַחֵ֑ם’ă·ra·ḥêmVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH7355 love
on her childrenבָּנֶ֖יהָbā·ne·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH1121 son
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
theyהֵֽמָּה׃hêm·māhPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
are the childrenבְנֵ֥יḇə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of adulteryזְנוּנִ֖יםzə·nū·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH2183 adultery, idolatry

Hosea 2:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
their motherאִמָּ֔ם’im·māmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH517 mother
has played the harlotזָֽנְתָה֙zā·nə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
and has conceived themהֽוֹרָתָ֑םhō·w·rā·ṯāmVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH2029 conceive, become pregnant
in disgraceהֹבִ֖ישָׁהhō·ḇî·šāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singularH954 be ashamed
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
she thoughtאָמְרָ֗ה’ā·mə·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
I will goאֵלְכָ֞ה’ê·lə·ḵāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH1980 go, come, walk
afterאַחֲרֵ֤י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
my loversמְאַהֲבַי֙mə·’a·hă·ḇayVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH157 love
who give meנֹתְנֵ֤יnō·ṯə·nêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH5414 give, put, set
breadלַחְמִי֙laḥ·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH3899 bread, food
and waterוּמֵימַ֔יū·mê·mayConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH4325 water, juice, urine
woolצַמְרִ֣יṣam·rîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6785 wool
and linenוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יū·p̄iš·tîConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH6593 linen, carded
oilשַׁמְנִ֖יšam·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH8081 fat, oil
and drinkוְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃wə·šiq·qū·yāyConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH8250 drink

Cross-references

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Hosea 2:2 Isaiah 50:1 · Jeremiah 3:13 · Ezekiel 23:45 · Ezekiel 16:25 · Jeremiah 3:1 · Hosea 2:5 · Jeremiah 19:3 · Jeremiah 3:6–9 · Hosea 1:2

Hosea 2:3 Ezekiel 16:22 · Isaiah 32:13–14 · Amos 8:11–13 · Jeremiah 13:22 · Ezekiel 19:13 · Exodus 17:3 · Jeremiah 22:6

Hosea 2:4 Jeremiah 16:5 · Hosea 1:2 · Hosea 1:6 · Ezekiel 8:18 · Jeremiah 13:14 · Ezekiel 9:10 · James 2:13

Hosea 2:5 Jeremiah 44:17–18 · Hosea 3:1 · Isaiah 1:21 · Hosea 2:8 · Jeremiah 3:1–9 · Hosea 2:12–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.