Looking for the small prophets

[JLG]

Hosea 2:1-23

Hosea 2:5

For

כִּ֤י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


their mother

אִמָּ֔ם (’im·mām)

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 517: A mother, )


has played the harlot

זָֽנְתָה֙ (zā·nə·ṯāh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry


and has conceived them

הֽוֹרָתָ֑ם (hō·w·rā·ṯām)

Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 2029: To conceive, become pregnant


in disgrace.

הֹבִ֖ישָׁה (hō·ḇî·šāh)

Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither


For

כִּ֣י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


she thought,

אָמְרָ֗ה (’ā·mə·rāh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say


‘I will go

אֵלְכָ֞ה (’ê·lə·ḵāh)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular

Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk


after

אַחֲרֵ֤י (’a·ḥă·rê)

Preposition

Strong's 310: The hind or following part


my lovers,

מְאַהֲבַי֙ (mə·’a·hă·ḇay)

Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Strong's 157: To have affection f


who give me

נֹתְנֵ֤י (nō·ṯə·nê)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct

Strong's 5414: To give, put, set


bread

לַחְמִי֙ (laḥ·mî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain


and water,

וּמֵימַ֔י (ū·mê·may)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen


wool

צַמְרִ֣י (ṣam·rî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 6785: Wool


and linen,

וּפִשְׁתִּ֔י (ū·p̄iš·tî)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 6593: Flax, linen


oil

שַׁמְנִ֖י (šam·nî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness


and drink.’

וְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃ (wə·šiq·qū·yāy)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Strong's 8250: A beverage, moisture, refreshment

• A harlot!
• She has conceived her children in disgrace!
• She goes after her lovers!
• THAT’S ISRAEL!
• AND IT’S WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE!

 

[JLG]

Hosea 2:1-23

Hosea 2:6

Therefore,

לָכֵ֛ן (lā·ḵên)

Adverb

Strong's 3651: So -- thus


behold,

הִנְנִי־ (hin·nî-)

Interjection | first person common singular

Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!


I will hedge up

שָׂ֥ךְ (śāḵ)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 7753: To hedge or fence up or about


her path

דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְ (dar·kêḵ)

Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action


with thorns;

בַּסִּירִ֑ים (bas·sî·rîm)

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural

Strong's 5518: A pot, a thorn, a hook


I will enclose her with a wall,

וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ (wə·ḡā·ḏar·tî)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 1443: To wall up or off, to build a wall


so she cannot

לֹ֥א (lō)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


find

תִמְצָֽא׃ (ṯim·ṣā)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present


her way.

וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ (ū·nə·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 5410: Path, pathway

• Yah.weh is ready to do anything against Israel because of its attitude!
• And he keeps warning the nation!
• But they won’t listen!
• So you can imagine that Yah.weh’s anger keeps growing!

 

[JLG]

Hosea 2:1-23

Hosea 2:7

She will pursue

וְרִדְּפָ֤ה (wə·rid·də·p̄āh)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute


her lovers

מְאַהֲבֶ֙יהָ֙ (mə·’a·hă·ḇe·hā)

Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 157: To have affection f


but not

וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)

Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


catch

תַשִּׂ֣יג (ṯaś·śîḡ)

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 5381: To reach, overtake


them;

אֹתָ֔ם (’ō·ṯām)

Direct object marker | third person masculine plural

Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case


she will seek them

וּבִקְשָׁ֖תַם (ū·ḇiq·šā·ṯam)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural

Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after


but not

וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)

Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


find them.

תִמְצָ֑א (ṯim·ṣā)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present


Then she will say,

וְאָמְרָ֗ה (wə·’ā·mə·rāh)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say


‘I will return

וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ (wə·’ā·šū·ḇāh)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular

Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again


to

אֶל־ (’el-)

Preposition

Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to


my first

הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn)

Article | Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank


husband,

אִישִׁ֣י (’î·šî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person


for

כִּ֣י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


then

אָ֖ז (’āz)

Adverb

Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore


I was better off

ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)

Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good


than now.’

מֵעָֽתָּה׃ (mê·‘āt·tāh)

Preposition-m | Adverb

Strong's 6258: At this time


- ONE WORD: CHEATING!

- AND WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT ISRAEL FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW!

- EVEN IF THEY DON’T WANT TO SEE REALITY!

 

[JLG]

Hosea 2:1-23

Hosea 2:8

For she

וְהִיא֙ (wə·hî)

Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular

Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are


does not

לֹ֣א (lō)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


acknowledge

יָֽדְעָ֔ה (yā·ḏə·‘āh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 3045: To know


that

כִּ֤י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


it was I

אָֽנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî)

Pronoun - first person common singular

Strong's 595: I


who gave

נָתַ֣תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 5414: To give, put, set


her

לָ֔הּ (lāh)

Preposition | third person feminine singular

Strong's Hebrew


grain,

הַדָּגָ֖ן (had·dā·ḡān)

Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)


new wine

וְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ (wə·hat·tî·rō·wōš)

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 8492: Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine


and oil,

וְהַיִּצְהָ֑ר (wə·hay·yiṣ·hār)

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 3323: Oil, anointing


who lavished

הִרְבֵּ֥יתִי (hir·bê·ṯî)

Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great


her

לָ֛הּ (lāh)

Preposition | third person feminine singular

Strong's Hebrew


with silver

וְכֶ֨סֶף (wə·ḵe·sep̄)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 3701: Silver, money


and gold—

וְזָהָ֖ב (wə·zā·hāḇ)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky


which was crafted

עָשׂ֥וּ (‘ā·śū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 6213: To do, make


for Baal.

לַבָּֽעַל׃ (lab·bā·‘al)

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god

• Yah.weh gave everything to Israel!
• But it didn’t matter!
• It was more interested in Baal!
• What a shame!

 

[JLG]

Hosea 2:1-23

Hosea 2:9

Therefore

לָכֵ֣ן (lā·ḵên)

Adverb

Strong's 3651: So -- thus


I will take back

אָשׁ֔וּב (’ā·šūḇ)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular

Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again


My grain

דְגָנִי֙ (ḏə·ḡā·nî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)


in its time

בְּעִתּ֔וֹ (bə·‘it·tōw)

Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 6256: Time, now, when


and My new wine

וְתִירוֹשִׁ֖י (wə·ṯî·rō·wō·šî)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 8492: Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine


in its season;

בְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹ (bə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏōw)

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting


I will take away

וְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ (wə·hiṣ·ṣal·tî)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver


My wool

צַמְרִ֣י (ṣam·rî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 6785: Wool


and linen,

וּפִשְׁתִּ֔י (ū·p̄iš·tî)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 6593: Flax, linen


which were [given] to cover

לְכַסּ֖וֹת (lə·ḵas·sō·wṯ)

Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct

Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover


her nakedness.

עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ (‘er·wā·ṯāh)

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 6172: Nakedness

• The one who gives has the right to take it back when people don’t care!
• Same for today!
• Yah.weh will take back what belongs to him!
• Simple basic logic!

 

[JLG]

Hosea 2:1-23

Hosea 2:10

And then

וְעַתָּ֛ה (wə·‘at·tāh)

Conjunctive waw | Adverb

Strong's 6258: At this time


I will expose

אֲגַלֶּ֥ה (’ă·ḡal·leh)

Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular

Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal


her lewdness

נַבְלֻתָ֖הּ (naḇ·lu·ṯāh)

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 5040: Immodesty, shamelessness


in the sight

לְעֵינֵ֣י (lə·‘ê·nê)

Preposition-l | Noun - cdc

Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain


of her lovers,

מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָ (mə·’a·hă·ḇe·hā)

Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 157: To have affection f


and no

לֹֽא־ (lō-)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


one

וְאִ֖ישׁ (wə·’îš)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person


will deliver her

יַצִּילֶ֥נָּה (yaṣ·ṣî·len·nāh)

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular

Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver


out of My hands.

מִיָּדִֽי׃ (mî·yā·ḏî)

Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 3027: A hand

• Yah.weh will strike Israel!
• And her lovers won’t do anything to protect her!
• What about today?
• What will people do when Yah.weh strikes them!

 

[JLG]

Hosea 2:1-23

Hosea 2:11

I will put an end

וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ (wə·hiš·bat·tî)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertion


to all

כָּל־ (kāl-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every


her exultation:

מְשׂוֹשָׂ֔הּ (mə·śō·w·śāh)

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 4885: Exultation, rejoicing


her feasts,

חַגָּ֖הּ (ḥag·gāh)

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 2282: A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast


New Moons,

חָדְשָׁ֣הּ (ḥā·ḏə·šāh)

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month


and Sabbaths—

וְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּ (wə·šab·bat·tāh)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath


all

וְכֹ֖ל (wə·ḵōl)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every


her appointed feasts.

מוֹעֲדָֽהּ׃ (mō·w·‘ă·ḏāh)

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting

• No more exultation!
• No more feasts!
• No more New Moons!
• No more Sabbaths!
• What about today?

 

[JLG]

Hosea 2:1-23

Hosea 2:12

I will destroy

וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗י (wa·hă·šim·mō·ṯî)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy


her vines

גַּפְנָהּ֙ (gap̄·nāh)

Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 1612: A vine, the grape


and fig trees,

וּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּ (ū·ṯə·’ê·nā·ṯāh)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 8384: Of foreign derivation, the fig


which

אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)

Pronoun - relative

Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that


she thinks

אָמְרָ֗ה (’ā·mə·rāh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say


are the wages

אֶתְנָ֥ה (’eṯ·nāh)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 866: The wages (of a harlot)


paid

נָֽתְנוּ־ (nā·ṯə·nū-)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 5414: To give, put, set


by her lovers.

מְאַֽהֲבָ֑י (mə·’a·hă·ḇāy)

Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Strong's 157: To have affection f


So I will make

וְשַׂמְתִּ֣ים (wə·śam·tîm)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural

Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set


them into a thicket,

לְיַ֔עַר (lə·ya·‘ar)

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb


and the beasts

חַיַּ֥ת (ḥay·yaṯ)

Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life


of the field

הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (haś·śā·ḏeh)

Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7704: Field, land


will devour them.

וַאֲכָלָ֖תַם (wa·’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯam)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural

Strong's 398: To eat

- I will destroy her vines and fig trees!

- Imagine how Yah.weh was angry!

- And how he would strike them!

- And now imagine what is going to happen today!

- I will make them into a thicket!

- And the beasts of the field will devour them!

- A complete destruction!

- From everywhere!

 

[JLG]

Hosea 2:1-23

Hosea 2:13

I will punish

וּפָקַדְתִּ֣י (ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit


her

עָלֶ֗יהָ (‘ā·le·hā)

Preposition | third person feminine singular

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


for the days

יְמֵ֤י (yə·mê)

Noun - masculine plural construct

Strong's 3117: A day


of the Baals

הַבְּעָלִים֙ (hab·bə·‘ā·lîm)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god


when

אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)

Pronoun - relative

Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that


she burned incense to them,

תַּקְטִ֣יר (taq·ṭîr)

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire


when she decked herself

וַתַּ֤עַד (wat·ta·‘aḏ)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 5710: To advance, pass on, continue, to remove, to bedeck


with rings

נִזְמָהּ֙ (niz·māh)

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 5141: A ring (worn as an ornament)


and jewelry,

וְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּ (wə·ḥel·yā·ṯāh)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 2484: A trinket


and went

וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk


after

אַחֲרֵ֣י (’a·ḥă·rê)

Preposition

Strong's 310: The hind or following part


her lovers.

מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָ (mə·’a·hă·ḇe·hā)

Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 157: To have affection f


But Me

וְאֹתִ֥י (wə·’ō·ṯî)

Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker | first person common singular

Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case


she forgot,”

שָׁכְחָ֖ה (šā·ḵə·ḥāh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention


declares

נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 5002: An oracle


the LORD.

יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

• I will punish her for the days of the Baals!
• When she went after her lovers!
• What about today?