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1 Yahweh said to me, โ€œGo again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.โ€

2 So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley.

3 I said to her, โ€œYou shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man. I will also be so toward you.โ€

4 For the children of Israel shall live many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols.

5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days.

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Hebrew interlinear — Hosea 3:1–5 (81 words)
1
  1. ื•ึทื™ึผึนึจืืžึถืจwayyลสพmeramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึœื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. ืึตืœึทึ—ื™สพฤ“layel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  4. ืขึšื•ึนื“สฟรดd`owd: (properly) iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly...H5750
  5. ืœึตึฃืšึฐlฤ“khalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  6. ืึฑึฝื”ึทื‘สพฤ•habahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  7. ืึดืฉืึผึธึ”ื”สพiลกลกรขishshah: irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H0582)H802
  8. ืึฒื”ึปึฅื‘ึทืชสพฤƒhubatahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  9. ืจึตึ–ืขึทrฤ“aสฟrea`: an associate (more or less close)H7453
  10. ื•ึผืžึฐื ึธืึธึ‘ืคึถืชรปmฤ•nฤสพฤpetna'aph: to commit adultery; (figuratively) to apostatizeH5003
  11. ื›ึผึฐืึทื”ึฒื‘ึทึคืชkฤ•สพahฤƒbatahabah: loveH160
  12. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธื”ึ™yฤ•hwฤhYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  13. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  14. ื‘ึผึฐื ึตึฃื™bฤ•nรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  15. ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตึ”ืœyiล›rฤสพฤ“lYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  16. ื•ึฐื”ึตึ—ืwฤ•hฤ“mhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  17. ืคึผึนื ึดื™ืึ™pลnรฎmpanah: to turn; (by implication) to face, i.e. appear, look, etcH6437
  18. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  19. ืึฑืœึนื”ึดึฃื™ืสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  20. ืึฒื—ึตืจึดึ”ื™ืสพฤƒแธฅฤ“rรฎmacher: (properly) hinder; (generally) next, other, etcH312
  21. ื•ึฐืึนื”ึฒื‘ึตึ–ื™wฤ•สพลhฤƒbรชahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
  22. ืึฒืฉืึดื™ืฉืึตึฅื™สพฤƒลกรฎลกรชashiyshah: something closely pressed together; a cake of raisins or other comfitsH809
  23. ืขึฒื ึธื‘ึดึฝื™ืืƒสฟฤƒnฤbรฎm`enab: a grapeH6025
2
  1. ื•ึธืึถื›ึผึฐืจึถึฃื”ึธwฤสพekkฤ•rehฤkarah: to purchaseH3739
  2. ืœึผึดึ”ื™lรฎ
  3. ื‘ึผึทื—ึฒืžึดืฉืึผึธึฅื”baแธฅฤƒmiลกลกรขchamesh: fiveH2568
  4. ืขึธืฉื‚ึธึ–ืจสฟฤล›ฤr`asar: ten; (only in combination), i.e. -teenH6240
  5. ื›ึผึธึ‘ืกึถืฃkฤsepkeceph: silver (from its pale color); (by implication) moneyH3701
  6. ื•ึฐื—ึนึฅืžึถืจwฤ•แธฅลmerchomer: (properly) a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a waveH2563
  7. ืฉื‚ึฐืขึนืจึดึ–ื™ืล›ฤ•สฟลrรฎms`orah: barley (as villose)H8184
  8. ื•ึฐืœึตึฅืชึถืšึฐwฤ•lฤ“teklethek: a measure for things dryH3963
  9. ืฉื‚ึฐืขึนืจึดึฝื™ืืƒล›ฤ•สฟลrรฎms`orah: barley (as villose)H8184
3
  1. ื•ึธืึนืžึทึฃืจwฤสพลmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. ืึตืœึถึ—ื™ื”ึธสพฤ“lรชhฤel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. ื™ึธืžึดึคื™ืyฤmรฎmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  4. ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ืึ™rabbรฎmrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
  5. ืชึผึตึฃืฉืึฐื‘ึดื™tฤ“ลกฤ•bรฎyashab: (properly) to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet)H3427
  6. ืœึดึ”ื™lรฎ
  7. ืœึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  8. ืชึดื–ึฐื ึดึ”ื™tiznรฎzanah: to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary...H2181
  9. ื•ึฐืœึนึฅืwฤ•lลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  10. ืชึดึฝื”ึฐื™ึดึ–ื™tihฤ•yรฎhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  11. ืœึฐืึดึ‘ื™ืฉืlฤ•สพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  12. ื•ึฐื’ึทืwฤ•gamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  13. ืึฒื ึดึ–ื™สพฤƒnรฎaniy: IH589
  14. ืึตืœึธึฝื™ึดืšึฐืƒสพฤ“lฤyikel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
4
  1. ื›ึผึดึฃื™ื€kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ื™ึธืžึดึฃื™ืyฤmรฎmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  3. ืจึทื‘ึผึดึ—ื™ืrabbรฎmrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
  4. ื™ึตึฝืฉืึฐื‘ื•ึผึ™yฤ“ลกฤ•bรปyashab: (properly) to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet)H3427
  5. ื‘ึผึฐื ึตึฃื™bฤ•nรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  6. ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตึ”ืœyiล›rฤสพฤ“lYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  7. ืึตึฅื™ืŸสพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  8. ืžึถึ™ืœึถืšึฐึ™melekmelek: a kingH4428
  9. ื•ึฐืึตึฃื™ืŸwฤ•สพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  10. ืฉื‚ึธึ”ืจล›ฤrsar: a head person (of any rank or class)H8269
  11. ื•ึฐืึตึฅื™ืŸwฤ•สพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  12. ื–ึถึ–ื‘ึทื—zebaแธฅzebach: (properly) a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animalH2077
  13. ื•ึฐืึตึฃื™ืŸwฤ•สพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  14. ืžึทืฆึผึตื‘ึธึ‘ื”maแนฃแนฃฤ“bรขmatstsebah: something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone)H4676
  15. ื•ึฐืึตึฅื™ืŸwฤ•สพรชnayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  16. ืึตืคึ–ื•ึนื“สพฤ“pรดdephowd: a girdle; (specifically) the ephod or high-priest's shoulder-pieceH646
  17. ื•ึผืชึฐืจึธืคึดึฝื™ืืƒรปtฤ•rฤpรฎmtraphiym: a healer; Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idolH8655
5
  1. ืึทื—ึทึ—ืจสพaแธฅarachar: (properly) the hind part; (generally, as adverb or conjunction) after (in various senses)H310
  2. ื™ึธืฉืึปึ™ื‘ื•ึผึ™yฤลกubรปshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  3. ื‘ึผึฐื ึตึฃื™bฤ•nรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  4. ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตึ”ืœyiล›rฤสพฤ“lYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  5. ื•ึผื‘ึดืงึฐืฉืื•ึผึ™รปbiqลกรปbaqash: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer)H1245
  6. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  7. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึฃื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  8. ืึฑืœึนื”ึตื™ื”ึถึ”ืสพฤ•lลhรชhemelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  9. ื•ึฐืึตึ–ืชwฤ•สพฤ“teth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  10. ื“ึผึธื•ึดึฃื™ื“dฤwรฎdDavid: loving; David, the youngest son of JesseH1732
  11. ืžึทืœึฐื›ึผึธึ‘ืmalkฤmmelek: a kingH4428
  12. ื•ึผืคึธื—ึฒื“ึงื•ึผรปpฤแธฅฤƒdรปpachad: to be startled (by a sudden alarm); (hence) to fear in generalH6342
  13. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  14. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึ›ื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  15. ื•ึฐืึถืœwฤ•สพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  16. ื˜ื•ึผื‘ึ–ื•ึนแนญรปbรดtuwb: (as a noun) good, in the widest sense. i.e. beauty, gladness, welfareH2898
  17. ื‘ึผึฐืึทื—ึฒืจึดึฅื™ืชbฤ•สพaแธฅฤƒrรฎtachariyth: the last or end; (hence) the futureH319
  18. ื”ึทื™ึผึธืžึดึฝื™ืืƒhayyฤmรฎmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117

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Strong's words in Hosea 3 (6)
Strong's H369 — ืึตึฅื™ืŸ (สพรชn)
ayin (ah'-yin) prt-n. 1. a non-entity 2. (generally) used as a negative particle [as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist] KJV: else, except, fail, (father-)less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare: H370. Appears 5 times in Hosea 3.
Strong's H3068 — ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึœื” (yฤ•hwรข)
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 4 times in Hosea 3.
Strong's H1121 — ื‘ึผึฐื ึตึฃื™ (bฤ•nรช)
ben (bane) n-m. 1. a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001 H0251, etc.)) [from H1129] KJV: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. Root(s): H1129 See also: H1, H251. Appears 3 times in Hosea 3.
Strong's H157 — ืึฑึฝื”ึทื‘ (สพฤ•hab)
ahab (aw-hab') (or raheb {aw-habe'}) v. 1. to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) [a primitive root] KJV: (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.. Appears 3 times in Hosea 3.
Strong's H3117 — ื™ึธืžึดึคื™ื (yฤmรฎm)
yowm (yome) n-m. 1. a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) [from an unused root meaning to be hot] KJV: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.. Appears 3 times in Hosea 3.
Strong's H3478 — ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตึ”ืœ (yiล›rฤสพฤ“l)
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') n/p. 1. he will rule as God 2. Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob 3. (typically) of his posterity [from H8280 and H410] KJV: Israel. Root(s): H8280, H410. Appears 3 times in Hosea 3.

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“But if the prophetโ€™s words are true when he says, โ€œThe children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, without prince; and there shall be no victim, nor altar, nor priesthood,โ€ and if, certainly, since the overthrow of the temple, victims are neither offered, nor any...”

What the Early Church wrote about Hosea 3 (1)

  • “For a prophet also says elsewhere, โ€œThe sons of Israel will sit for many days without a king, without a prince, without a prophet, without a victim, without a sacrifice, without a priest.โ€ On our Lordโ€™s day, however, the Lord always rains manna from the sky.”

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