Hosea 3:1
And the Lord said to me, Yet go thou, and love a woman loved of a friend, and a woman adulteress, as the Lord loveth the sons of Israel; and they behold to alien gods, and love the dregs of grapes.This verse in the real world
In what words
- אֲשִׁישָׁהʼăshîyshâhsomething closely pressed together, i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfits
- נָאַףnâʼaphto commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- אַהֲבָהʼahăbâh{affection (in a good or a bad sense)}
- פָּנָהpânâhto turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
- אַחֵרʼachêrproperly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- רֵעַrêaʻan associate (more or less close)
- אָהַבʼâhabto have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- אִשָּׁהʼishshâha woman
+6 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 3:12–14, Isa 45:22, Hos 1:2–3, Mic 7:18–20, Jer 31:20, Deu 7:6–7, Luk 1:54–55, Hos 11:8