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Hosea

Chapter 1
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): dּebar-yehva֣h ׀ 'ashshe֣r haya֗h 'el-hoshshe֨'a֙ bּen-bּe'eri֔y bּiyme֨y 'uzּiyּa֥h yota֛m 'acha֥z yechizeqiyּa֖h maleke֣y yehuda֑h ubiyme֛y yarabe'a֥m bּen-yo'a֖shsh me֥leke yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The word of the LORD that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל־הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ֙ בֶּן־בְּאֵרִ֔י בִּימֵ֨י עֻזִּיָּ֥ה יוֹתָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֛י יָרָבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּechilּa֥t dּibּer-yehva֖h bּehoshshe֑'a p vayּo֨'mer yehva֜h 'el-hoshshe֗'a le֣ke qach-leka֞ 'e֤shshet zenuniym֙ veyalede֣y zenuni֔ym kּiֽy-zano֤h tizeneh֙ ha'a֔retz meֽ'achare֖y yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, "Go, take to you a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land has committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD."

תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבֶּר־יְהוָ֖ה בְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ לֵ֣ךְ קַח־לְךָ֞ אֵ֤שֶׁת זְנוּנִים֙ וְיַלְדֵ֣י זְנוּנִ֔ים כִּֽי־זָנֹ֤ה תִזְנֶה֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י יְהוָֽה׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֨leke֙ vayּiqּa֔ch 'et-gּo֖mer bּat-dּibela֑yim vatּa֥har vatּeֽled-l֖o bּeֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bore him a son.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ וַיִּקַּ֔ח אֶת־גֹּ֖מֶר בַּת־דִּבְלָ֑יִם וַתַּ֥הַר וַתֵּֽלֶד־ל֖וֹ בֵּֽן׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer yehvah֙ 'ela֔yv qera֥ shshem֖o yizere'e֑'l kּiy-'֣od me'a֗t upa֨qadetּi֜y 'et-dּeme֤y yizere'e'l֙ 'al-bּe֣yt yeh֔u vehi֨shshebּatּi֔y mamelek֖ut bּe֥yt yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD said to him, "Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו קְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ יִזְרְעֶ֑אל כִּי־ע֣וֹד מְעַ֗ט וּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜י אֶת־דְּמֵ֤י יִזְרְעֶאל֙ עַל־בֵּ֣ית יֵה֔וּא וְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔י מַמְלְכ֖וּת בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֖h bּayּ֣om hah֑u veshshaֽbaretּiy֙ 'et-qe֣shshet yishsera'e֔l bּe'e֖meq yizere'eֽ'l׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel."

וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ אֶת־קֶ֣שֶׁת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּa֤har 'od֙ vatּe֣led bּa֔t vayּo֣'mer l֔o qera֥ shshema֖hּ lo֣ rucha֑mah kּiy֩ lo֨ 'osi֜yp '֗od 'arachem֙ 'et-bּe֣yt yishsera'e֔l kּiֽy-nashso֥ 'eshsּa֖ laheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And God said to him, "Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away."

וַתַּ֤הַר עוֹד֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בַּ֔ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ קְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּ לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אוֹסִ֜יף ע֗וֹד אֲרַחֵם֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־נָשֹׂ֥א אֶשָּׂ֖א לָהֶֽם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-bּe֤yt yehudah֙ 'arache֔m vehֽoshsha'etּi֖ym bּayhva֣h 'eloֽheyhe֑m velo֣ 'ֽoshshiy'e֗m bּeqe֤shshet ubeche֨reb֙ ubemilechama֔h bּesusi֖ym ubeparashshiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen."

וְאֶת־בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ אֲרַחֵ֔ם וְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖ים בַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֣א אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗ם בְּקֶ֤שֶׁת וּבְחֶ֨רֶב֙ וּבְמִלְחָמָ֔ה בְּסוּסִ֖ים וּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּigemo֖l 'et-lo֣ rucha֑mah vatּa֖har vatּe֥led bּeֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.

וַתִּגְמֹ֖ל אֶת־לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּֽן׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֕'mer qera֥ shshem֖o lo֣ 'amּi֑y kּi֤y 'atּem֙ lo֣ 'amּi֔y ve'anoki֖y loֽ'-'eheye֥h lakeֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Then said God, "Call his name Loammi: for you are not My people, and I will not be your God."

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר קְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ לֹ֣א עַמִּ֑י כִּ֤י אַתֶּם֙ לֹ֣א עַמִּ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹֽא־אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃ס