דְּבַר יְהוָ֣ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ֙ בֶּן בְּאֵרִ֔י בִּימֵ֨י עֻזִּיָּ֥ה יוֹתָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֛י יָרָבְעָ֥ם בֶּן יוֹאָ֖שׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
The word of YHWH that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
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תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבֶּר יְהוָ֖ה בְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ לֵ֣ךְ קַח לְךָ֞ אֵ֤שֶׁת זְנוּנִים֙ וְיַלְדֵ֣י זְנוּנִ֔ים כִּֽי זָנֹ֤ה תִזְנֶה֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י יְהוָֽה
The beginning of the word of YHWH by Hosea. And YHWH said to Hosea, Go, take to you a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land has committed great whoredom, from YHWH.
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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ וַיִּקַּ֔ח אֶת גֹּ֖מֶר בַּת דִּבְלָ֑יִם וַתַּ֥הַר וַתֵּֽלֶד ל֖וֹ בֵּֽן
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו קְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ יִזְרְעֶ֑אל כִּי ע֣וֹד מְעַ֗ט וּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜י אֶת דְּמֵ֤י יִזְרְעֶאל֙ עַל בֵּ֣ית יֵה֔וּא וְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔י מַמְלְכ֖וּת בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And YHWH said to him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little , 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.
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וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ אֶת קֶ֣שֶׁת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל
And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
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וַתַּ֤הַר עוֹד֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בַּ֔ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ קְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּ לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אוֹסִ֜יף ע֗וֹד אֲרַחֵם֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי נָשֹׂ֥א אֶשָּׂ֖א לָהֶֽם
And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And 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.
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וְאֶת בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ אֲרַחֵ֔ם וְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖ים בַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֣א אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗ם בְּקֶ֤שֶׁת וּבְחֶ֨רֶב֙ וּבְמִלְחָמָ֔ה בְּסוּסִ֖ים וּבְפָרָשִֽׁים
But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by YHWH their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
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וַתִּגְמֹ֖ל אֶת לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּֽן
Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶר קְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ לֹ֣א עַמִּ֑י כִּ֤י אַתֶּם֙ לֹ֣א עַמִּ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹֽא אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם
Then said , Call his name Loammi: for you not my people, and I will not be your .