Hosea 1:2
When Yahweh spoke at first by Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking Yahweh.”This verse in the real world
In what words
- זָנוּןzânûwnadultery; figuratively, idolatry
- הוֹשֵׁעַHôwshêaʻHoshea, the name of five Israelites
- תְּחִלָּהtᵉchillâha commencement; rel. original (adverb, -ly)
- זָנָהzânâhto commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of
- יֶלֶדyeledsomething born, i.e. a lad or offspring
- אַחַרʼacharproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various sen
- אִשָּׁהʼishshâha woman
- לָקַחlâqachto take (in the widest variety of applications)
+5 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Hos 2:4–5, Hos 3:1, Deu 31:16, Psa 106:39, Rev 17:5, Exo 34:15–16, Ezk 6:9, Jer 3:9