Hosea 3:1
Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovah loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.
KJV
Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
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Commentary
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יְהוָ֜ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֵלַ֗י | 'e.Lai | to me | H413 → |
| ע֚וֹד | od | again | H5750 → |
| לֵ֣ךְ | lekh | go | H1980 → |
| אֱֽהַב־ | 'ehav- | love | H157 → |
| אִשָּׁ֔ה | 'i.Shah | a woman | H802 → |
| אֲהֻ֥בַת | 'a.Hu.vat | [who] is loved of | H157 → |
| רֵ֖עַ | Re.a' | a companion | H7453 → |
| וּמְנָאָ֑פֶת | u.me.na.'A.fet | and [who] commits adultery | H5003 → |
| כְּאַהֲבַ֤ת | ke.'a.ha.Vat | as loves | H160 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| וְהֵ֗ם | ve.Hem | and they | H1992 → |
| פֹּנִים֙ | po.Nim | [are] turning | H6437 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֣ים | 'E.lo.Him | gods | H430 → |
| אֲחֵרִ֔ים | 'a.che.Rim | other | H312 → |
| וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י | ve.'o.ha.Vei | and [are] loving | H157 → |
| אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י | 'a.shi.Shei | <of> cakes of | H809 → |
| עֲנָבִֽים׃ | 'a.na.Vim | grapes | H6025 → |
