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Hosea 2— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִמְר֥וּ’im·rūSayH0559
1לַאֲחֵיכֶ֖םla·’ă·ḥê·ḵemto your brothersH0251
2עַמִּ֑י‘am·mî;My peopleH5971
3וְלַאֲחֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םwə·la·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯê·ḵemand to your sistersH0269
4רֻחָֽמָה׃.ru·ḥā·māh.Mercy [is shown]H7355

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0רִ֤יבוּrî·ḇūBring chargesH7378
1בְאִמְּכֶם֙ḇə·’im·mə·ḵemagainst your motherH0517
2רִ֔יבוּrî·ḇū,bring chargesH7378
3כִּֽי־kî-forH3588
4הִיא֙she [is]H1931
5לֹ֣אnotH3808
6אִשְׁתִּ֔י’iš·tî,My wifeH0802
7וְאָנֹכִ֖יwə·’ā·nō·ḵîand [am] IH0595
8לֹ֣אnorH3808
9אִישָׁ֑הּ’î·šāh;her HusbandH0376
10וְתָסֵ֤רwə·ṯā·sêrand let her put awayH5493
11זְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙zə·nū·ne·hāher harlotriesH2183
12מִפָּנֶ֔יה‪‬mip·pā·neh,from her sightH6440
13וְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָwə·na·’ă·p̄ū·p̄e·hāand her adulteriesH5005
14מִבֵּ֥יןmib·bênfrom betweenH0996
15שָׁדֶֽיהָ׃šā·ḏe·hā.her breastsH7699

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0פֶּן־pen-lestH6435
1אַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה’ap̄·šî·ṭen·nāhI strip herH6584
2עֲרֻמָּ֔ה‘ă·rum·māh,nakedH6174
3וְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָwə·hiṣ·ṣaḡ·tî·hā,and expose herH3322
4כְּי֖וֹםkə·yō·wmas in the dayH3117
5הִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּhiw·wā·lə·ḏāh;she was bornH3205
6וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָwə·śam·tî·hāand make herH7760
7כַמִּדְבָּ֗רḵam·miḏ·bār,like a wildernessH4057
8וְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙wə·šat·ti·hāand set herH7896
9כְּאֶ֣רֶץkə·’e·reṣlike a landH0776
10צִיָּ֔הṣî·yāh,dryH6723
11וַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָwa·hă·mit·tî·hāand slay herH4191
12בַּצָּמָֽא׃.baṣ·ṣā·mā.with thirstH6772

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-AndH0853
1בָּנֶ֖יהָbā·ne·hāon her childrenH1121
2לֹ֣אnotH3808
3אֲרַחֵ֑ם’ă·ra·ḥêm;I will have mercyH7355
4כִּֽי־kî-forH3588
5בְנֵ֥יḇə·nêthe sonsH1121
6זְנוּנִ֖יםzə·nū·nîmof harlotryH2183
7הֵֽמָּה׃.hêm·māh.they [are]H1992

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤יForH3588
1זָֽנְתָה֙zā·nə·ṯāhhas played the harlotH2181
2אִמָּ֔ם’im·mām,their motherH0517
3הֹבִ֖ישָׁהhō·ḇî·šāhhas behaved shamefullyH3001
4הֽוֹרָתָ֑םhō·w·rā·ṯām;she who conceived themH2029
5כִּ֣יforH3588
6אָמְרָ֗ה’ā·mə·rāh,she saidH0559
7אֵלְכָ֞ה’ê·lə·ḵāhI will goH1980
8אַחֲרֵ֤י’a·ḥă·rêafterH0310
9מְאַהֲבַי֙mə·’a·hă·ḇaymy loversH0157
10נֹתְנֵ֤יnō·ṯə·nêwho give [me]H5414
11לַחְמִי֙laḥ·mîmy breadH3899
12וּמֵימַ֔יū·mê·may,and my waterH4325
13צַמְרִ֣יṣam·rîMy woolH6785
14וּפִשְׁתִּ֔יū·p̄iš·tî,and my linenH6593
15שַׁמְנִ֖יšam·nîMy oilH8081
16וְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃.wə·šiq·qū·yāy.and my drinkH8250

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לָכֵ֛ןlā·ḵênThereforeH3651
1הִנְנִי־hin·nî-beholdH2005
2שָׂ֥ךְśāḵI will hedge upH7753
3אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
4דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar·kêḵyour wayH1870
5בַּסִּירִ֑יםbas·sî·rîm;with thornsH5518
6וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙wə·ḡā·ḏar·tîand wall inH1443
7אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
8גְּדֵרָ֔הּgə·ḏê·rāh,herH1448
9וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָū·nə·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hāso that her pathsH5410
10לֹ֥אcannotH3808
11תִמְצָֽא׃.ṯim·ṣā.she findH4672

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְרִדְּפָ֤הwə·rid·də·p̄āhAnd she will chaseH7291
1אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
2מְאַהֲבֶ֙יהָ֙mə·’a·hă·ḇe·hāher loversH0157
3וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-but notH3808
4תַשִּׂ֣יגṯaś·śîḡovertakeH5381
5אֹתָ֔ם’ō·ṯām,themH0853
6וּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםū·ḇiq·šā·ṯamand Yes she will seek themH1245
7וְלֹ֣אwə·lōbut notH3808
8תִמְצָ֑אṯim·ṣā;find [them]H4672
9וְאָמְרָ֗הwə·’ā·mə·rāh,and she will sayH0559
10אֵלְכָ֤ה’ê·lə·ḵāhI will goH1980
11וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙wə·’ā·šū·ḇāhand returnH7725
12אֶל־’el-toH0413
13אִישִׁ֣י’î·šîmy husbandH0376
14הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןhā·ri·šō·wn,firstH7223
15כִּ֣יforH3588
16ט֥וֹבṭō·wḇ[it was] betterH2896
17לִ֛יfor me
18אָ֖ז’āzthenH0227
19מֵעָֽתָּה׃.mê·‘āt·tāh.than nowH6258

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְהִיא֙wə·hîFor sheH1931
1לֹ֣אnotH3808
2יָֽדְעָ֔הyā·ḏə·‘āh,did knowH3045
3כִּ֤יthatH3588
4אָֽנֹכִי֙’ā·nō·ḵîIH0595
5נָתַ֣תִּיnā·ṯat·tîgaveH5414
6לָ֔הּlāh,her
7הַדָּגָ֖ןhad·dā·ḡāngrainH1715
8וְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁwə·hat·tî·rō·wōšand new wineH8492
9וְהַיִּצְהָ֑רwə·hay·yiṣ·hār;and oilH3323
10וְכֶ֨סֶףwə·ḵe·sep̄and silverH3701
11הִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir·bê·ṯîmultipliedH7235
12לָ֛הּlāhher
13וְזָהָ֖בwə·zā·hāḇand goldH2091
14עָשׂ֥וּ‘ā·śū[Which] they preparedH6213
15לַבָּֽעַל׃.lab·bā·‘al.for BaalH1168

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לָכֵ֣ןlā·ḵênThereforeH3651
1אָשׁ֔וּב’ā·šūḇ,I will returnH7725
2וְלָקַחְתִּ֤יwə·lā·qaḥ·tîand take awayH3947
3דְגָנִי֙ḏə·ḡā·nîMy grainH1715
4בְּעִתּ֔וֹbə·‘it·tōw,in its timeH6256
5וְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יwə·ṯî·rō·wō·šîand My new wineH8492
6בְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏōw;in its seasonH4150
7וְהִצַּלְתִּי֙wə·hiṣ·ṣal·tîand will take backH5337
8צַמְרִ֣יṣam·rîMy woolH6785
9וּפִשְׁתִּ֔יū·p̄iš·tî,and My linenH6593
10לְכַסּ֖וֹתlə·ḵas·sō·wṯ[Given] to coverH3680
11אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
12עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃.‘er·wā·ṯāh.her nakednessH6172

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְעַתָּ֛הwə·‘at·tāhNowH6258
1אֲגַלֶּ֥ה’ă·ḡal·lehI will uncoverH1540
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3נַבְלֻתָ֖הּnaḇ·lu·ṯāhher lewdnessH5040
4לְעֵינֵ֣יlə·‘ê·nêin the sightH5869
5מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָmə·’a·hă·ḇe·hā;of her loversH0157
6וְאִ֖ישׁwə·’îšandH0376
7לֹֽא־lō-no oneH3808
8יַצִּילֶ֥נָּהyaṣ·ṣî·len·nāhshall deliver herH5337
9מִיָּדִֽי׃.mî·yā·ḏî.from My handH3027

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙wə·hiš·bat·tîAnd I will cause to ceaseH7673
1כָּל־kāl-allH3605
2מְשׂוֹשָׂ֔הּmə·śō·w·śāh,her mirthH4885
3חַגָּ֖הּḥag·gāhHer feast [days]H2282
4חָדְשָׁ֣הּḥā·ḏə·šāhHer New MoonsH2320
5וְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּwə·šab·bat·tāh;and Her SabbathsH7676
6וְכֹ֖לwə·ḵōland allH3605
7מוֹעֲדָֽהּ׃.mō·w·‘ă·ḏāh.her appointed feastsH4150

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יwa·hă·šim·mō·ṯî,And I will destroyH8074
1גַּפְנָהּ֙gap̄·nāhher vinesH1612
2וּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּū·ṯə·’ê·nā·ṯāh,and her fig treesH8384
3אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerof whichH0834
4אָמְרָ֗ה’ā·mə·rāh,she has saidH0559
5אֶתְנָ֥ה’eṯ·nāhmy wagesH0866
6הֵ֙מָּה֙hêm·māhThose [are]H1992
7לִ֔יlî,to
8אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerthatH0834
9נָֽתְנוּ־nā·ṯə·nū-have givenH5414
10לִ֖יme
11מְאַֽהֲבָ֑יmə·’a·hă·ḇāy;my loversH0157
12וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםwə·śam·tîmso I will make themH7760
13לְיַ֔עַרlə·ya·‘ar,a forestH3293
14וַאֲכָלָ֖תַםwa·’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯamand shall eat themH0398
15חַיַּ֥תḥay·yaṯthe beastsH2416
16הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃.haś·śā·ḏeh.of the fieldH7704

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּפָקַדְתִּ֣יū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tîAnd I will punishH6485
1עָלֶ֗יהָ‘ā·le·hā,herH5921
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3יְמֵ֤יyə·mêfor the daysH3117
4הַבְּעָלִים֙hab·bə·‘ā·lîmof the BaalsH1168
5אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerto whichH0834
6תַּקְטִ֣ירtaq·ṭîrshe burned incenseH6999
7לָהֶ֔םlā·hem,to themH1992
8וַתַּ֤עַדwat·ta·‘aḏand she decked herselfH5710
9נִזְמָהּ֙niz·māhwith her earringsH5141
10וְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּwə·ḥel·yā·ṯāh,and jewelryH2484
11וַתֵּ֖לֶךְwat·tê·leḵand wentH1980
12אַחֲרֵ֣י’a·ḥă·rêafterH0310
13מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָmə·’a·hă·ḇe·hā;her loversH0157
14וְאֹתִ֥יwə·’ō·ṯîbut MeH0853
15שָׁכְחָ֖הšā·ḵə·ḥāhshe forgotH7911
16נְאֻם־nə·’um-saysH5002
17יְהוָֽה׃.Yah·weh.YahwehH3068
18פ-

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לָכֵ֗ןlā·ḵên,ThereforeH3651
1הִנֵּ֤הhin·nêhbeholdH2009
2אָֽנֹכִי֙’ā·nō·ḵîIH0595
3מְפַתֶּ֔יהָmə·p̄at·te·hā,will allure herH6601
4וְהֹֽלַכְתִּ֖יהָwə·hō·laḵ·tî·hāand will bring herH1980
5הַמִּדְבָּ֑רham·miḏ·bār;into the wildernessH4057
6וְדִבַּרְתִּ֖יwə·ḏib·bar·tîand speakH1696
7עַל‪‬‪‬‘al-toH5921
8לִבָּֽהּ׃.lib·bāh.her comfortH3820

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְנָתַ֨תִּיwə·nā·ṯat·tîAnd I will giveH5414
1לָ֤הּlāhher
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3כְּרָמֶ֙יהָ֙kə·rā·me·hāher vineyardsH3754
4מִשָּׁ֔םmiš·šām,from thereH8033
5וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
6עֵ֥מֶק‘ê·meqthe ValleyH6010
7עָכ֖וֹר‘ā·ḵō·wrof AchorH5911
8לְפֶ֣תַחlə·p̄e·ṯaḥas a doorH6607
9תִּקְוָ֑ה.tiq·wāh;of hopeH8615
10וְעָ֤נְתָהwə·‘ā·nə·ṯāhAnd she shall singH6030
11שָּׁ֙מָּה֙šām·māhthereH8033
12כִּימֵ֣יkî·mêas in the daysH3117
13נְעוּרֶ֔יהָnə·‘ū·re·hā,of her youthH5271
14וִּכְי֖וֹם‪‬wiḵ·yō·wmas in the dayH3117
15עֲלֹתָ֥הּ‘ă·lō·ṯāhwhen she came upH5927
16מֵאֶֽרֶץ־mê·’e·reṣ-from the landH0776
17מִצְרָֽיִם׃.miṣ·rā·yim.of EgyptH4714
18סs-

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְהָיָ֤הwə·hā·yāhAnd it shall beH1961
1בַיּוֹם־ḇay·yō·wm-in dayH3117
2הַהוּא֙ha·hūthatH1931
3נְאֻם־nə·’um-saysH5002
4יְהוָ֔הYah·weh,YahwehH3068
5תִּקְרְאִ֖יtiq·rə·’î[That] you will callH7121
6אִישִׁ֑י’î·šî;Me My HusbandH0376
7וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-and noH3808
8תִקְרְאִי־ṯiq·rə·’î-callH7121
9לִ֥יto
10ע֖וֹד‘ō·wḏlongerH5750
11בַּעְלִֽי׃.ba‘·lî.Me My MasterH1180

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַהֲסִרֹתִ֛יwa·hă·si·rō·ṯîFor I will takeH5493
1אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
2שְׁמ֥וֹתšə·mō·wṯthe namesH8034
3הַבְּעָלִ֖יםhab·bə·‘ā·lîmof the BaalsH1168
4מִפִּ֑יהָmip·pî·hā;from her mouthH6310
5וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-and noH3808
6יִזָּכְר֥וּyiz·zā·ḵə·rūthey shall be rememberedH2142
7ע֖וֹד‘ō·wḏmoreH5750
8בִּשְׁמָֽם׃.biš·mām.by their nameH8034

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְכָרַתִּ֨יwə·ḵā·rat·tîAnd I will makeH3772
1לָהֶ֤םlā·hemfor them
2בְּרִית֙bə·rîṯa covenantH1285
3בַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmin dayH3117
4הַה֔וּאha·hū,thatH1931
5עִם־‘im-withH5973
6חַיַּ֤תḥay·yaṯthe beastsH2416
7הַשָּׂדֶה֙haś·śā·ḏehof the fieldH7704
8וְעִם־wə·‘im-and withH5973
9ע֣וֹף‘ō·wp̄the birdsH5775
10הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםhaš·šā·ma·yim,of the airH8064
11וְרֶ֖מֶשׂwə·re·meśand [with] the creeping thingsH7431
12הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה.hā·’ă·ḏā·māh;of the groundH0127
13וְקֶ֨שֶׁתwə·qe·šeṯAnd BowH7198
14וְחֶ֤רֶבwə·ḥe·reḇand swordH2719
15וּמִלְחָמָה֙ū·mil·ḥā·māhand battleH4421
16אֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר’eš·bō·wrI will shatterH7665
17מִן־min-fromH4480
18הָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ,the earthH0776
19וְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖יםwə·hiš·kaḇ·tîmand to make them lie downH7901
20לָבֶֽטַח׃.lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ.safelyH0983

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְwə·’ê·raś·tîḵAnd I will betroth youH0781
1לִ֖יto Me
2לְעוֹלָ֑םlə·‘ō·w·lām;foreverH5769
3וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְwə·’ê·raś·tîḵand Yes I will betroth youH0781
4לִי֙to Me
5בְּצֶ֣דֶקbə·ṣe·ḏeqin righteousnessH6664
6וּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔טū·ḇə·miš·pāṭ,and justiceH4941
7וּבְחֶ֖סֶדū·ḇə·ḥe·seḏand in lovingkindnessH2617
8וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃.ū·ḇə·ra·ḥă·mîm.and mercyH7356

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְwə·’ê·raś·tîḵAnd I will betroth youH0781
1לִ֖יto Me
2בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה.be·’ĕ·mū·nāh;in faithfulnessH0530
3וְיָדַ֖עַתְּwə·yā·ḏa·‘atAnd you shall knowH3045
4אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
5יְהוָֽה׃.Yah·weh.YahwehH3068
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Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְהָיָ֣ה ׀wə·hā·yāhAnd it shall come to passH1961
1בַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmin dayH3117
2הַה֗וּאha·hū,thatH1931
3אֶֽעֱנֶה֙’e·‘ĕ·neh[That] I will answerH6030
4נְאֻם־nə·’um-saysH5002
5יְהוָ֔הYah·weh,YahwehH3068
6אֶעֱנֶ֖ה’e·‘ĕ·nehI will answerH6030
7אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
8הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםhaš·šā·mā·yim;the heavensH8064
9וְהֵ֖םwə·hêmand theyH1992
10יַעֲנ֥וּya·‘ă·nūshall answerH6030
11אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
12הָאָֽרֶץ׃hā·’ā·reṣ.the earthH0776

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְהָאָ֣רֶץwə·hā·’ā·reṣand the earthH0776
1תַּעֲנֶ֔הta·‘ă·neh,shall answerH6030
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3הַדָּגָ֖ןhad·dā·ḡānwith grainH1715
4וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
5הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁhat·tî·rō·wōšwith new wineH8492
6וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
7הַיִּצְהָ֑רhay·yiṣ·hār;with oilH3323
8וְהֵ֖םwə·hêmand theyH1992
9יַעֲנ֥וּya·‘ă·nūshall answerH6030
10אֶֽת־’eṯ--H0853
11יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃.yiz·rə·‘el.JezreelH3157

Verse 23

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָū·zə·ra‘·tî·hāAnd I will sow herH2232
1לִּי֙for Myself
2בָּאָ֔רֶץbā·’ā·reṣ,in the earthH0776
3וְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖יwə·ri·ḥam·tîandH7355
4אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
5לֹ֣אnotH3808
6רֻחָ֑מָהru·ḥā·māh;[who had] obtained mercyH7355
7וְאָמַרְתִּ֤יwə·’ā·mar·tîand I will sayH0559
8לְלֹֽא־lə·lō-to notH3808
9עַמִּי֙‘am·mîto Lo-ammiH5971
10עַמִּי־‘am·mî-My peopleH5971
11אַ֔תָּה’at·tāh,You [are]H0859
12וְה֖וּאwə·hūand heH1931
13יֹאמַ֥רyō·marshall sayH0559
14אֱלֹהָֽי׃.’ĕ·lō·hāy.[You are] My GodH0430
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