Hosea 2:1 Say559 ye unto your brethren,251 Ammi;5971{That is, my people} and to your sisters,269 Ruhamah.7355{That is, having obtained mercy} cr 2 Plead7378 with your mother,517 plead:7378 for she is not my wife,802 neither am I her husband:376 let her therefore put away5493 her whoredoms2183 out of her sight,6440 and her adulteries5005 from between her breasts;7699 cr 3 Lest I strip6584 her naked,6174 and set3322 her as in the day3117 that she was born,3205 and make7760 her as a wilderness,4057 and set7896 her like a dry6723 land,776 and slay4191 her with thirst.6772 cr 4 And I will not have mercy7355 upon her children;1121 for they be the children1121 of whoredoms.2183 cr 5 For their mother517 hath played the harlot:2181 she that conceived2029 them hath done shamefully:3001 for she said,559 I will go3212 after310 my lovers,157 that give5414 me my bread3899 and my water,4325 my wool6785 and my flax,6593 mine oil8081 and my drink.8250{Heb. drinks} cr

Hosea 2:6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge7753 up thy way1870 with thorns,5518 and make1443 a wall,1447{Heb. wall a wall} that she shall not find4672 her paths.5410 cr 7 And she shall follow7291 after her lovers,157 but she shall not overtake5381 them; and she shall seek1245 them, but shall not find4672 them: then shall she say,559 I will go3212 and return7725 to my first7223 husband;376 for then was it better2896 with me than now.6258 cr 8 For she did not know3045 that I gave5414 her corn,1715 and wine,8492{Heb. new wine} and oil,3323 and multiplied7235 her silver3701 and gold,2091 which they prepared6213 for Baal.1168{Or, wherewith they made Baal} cr 9 Therefore will I return,7725 and take away3947 my corn1715 in the time6256 thereof, and my wine8492 in the season4150 thereof, and will recover5337{Or, take away} my wool6785 and my flax6593 given to cover3680 her nakedness.6172 cr 10 And now will I discover1540 her lewdness5040{Heb. folly or villany} in the sight5869 of her lovers,157 and none376 shall deliver5337 her out of mine hand.3027 cr 11 I will also cause all her mirth4885 to cease,7673 her feast days,2282 her new moons,2320 and her sabbaths,7676 and all her solemn feasts.4150 cr 12 And I will destroy8074{Heb. make desolate} her vines1612 and her fig trees,8384 whereof she hath said,559 These are my rewards866 that my lovers157 have given5414 me: and I will make7760 them a forest,3293 and the beasts2416 of the field7704 shall eat398 them. cr 13 And I will visit6485 upon her the days3117 of Baalim,1168 wherein she burned incense6999 to them, and she decked5710 herself with her earrings5141 and her jewels,2484 and she went3212 after310 her lovers,157 and forgat7911 me, saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr

Hosea 2:14 Therefore, behold, I will allure6601 her, and bring3212 her into the wilderness,4057 and speak1696 comfortably3820{Or, friendly. Heb. to her heart} unto her. cr 15 And I will give5414 her her vineyards3754 from thence, and the valley6010 of Achor5911 for a door6607 of hope:8615 and she shall sing6030 there, as in the days3117 of her youth,5271 and as in the day3117 when she came up5927 out of the land776 of Egypt.4714 cr 16 And it shall be at that day,3117 saith5002 the LORD,3068 that thou shalt call7121 me Ishi;376{that is, my husband} and shalt call7121 me no more Baali.1180{That is, my Lord} cr 17 For I will take away5493 the names8034 of Baalim1168 out of her mouth,6310 and they shall no more be remembered2142 by their name.8034 cr 18 And in that day3117 will I make3772 a covenant1285 for them with the beasts2416 of the field,7704 and with the fowls5775 of heaven,8064 and with the creeping things7431 of the ground:127 and I will break7665 the bow7198 and the sword2719 and the battle4421 out of the earth,776 and will make them to lie down7901 safely.983 cr 19 And I will betroth781 thee unto me for ever;5769 yea, I will betroth781 thee unto me in righteousness,6664 and in judgment,4941 and in lovingkindness,2617 and in mercies.7356 cr 20 I will even betroth781 thee unto me in faithfulness:530 and thou shalt know3045 the LORD.3068 cr 21 And it shall come to pass in that day,3117 I will hear,6030 saith5002 the LORD,3068 I will hear6030 the heavens,8064 and they shall hear6030 the earth;776 cr 22 And the earth776 shall hear6030 the corn,1715 and the wine,8492 and the oil;3323 and they shall hear6030 Jezreel.3157 cr 23 And I will sow2232 her unto me in the earth;776 and I will have mercy7355 upon her that had not obtained mercy;7355 3818 and I will say559 to them which were not my people,5971 Thou art my people;5971 and they shall say,559 Thou art my God.430 cr