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The Lord said to me, "Go. Show your love to your wife again. She is loved by another man. And she has committed adultery. But I want you to love her just as I love the people of Israel. They turn to other gods. And they love to offer raisin cakes to Baal and eat them. In spite of that, I love my people."
Reference
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: ἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)
of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
Greek: ἄπειμι (ápeimi)
to go away
Hebrew: ʼârach
to travel
Greek: ὑποδείκνυμι (hypodeíknymi)
to exhibit under the eyes, i.e. (figuratively) to exemplify (instruct, admonish)
Hebrew: châvâh
properly, to live; by implication (intensively) to declare or show
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Greek: γυναικεῖος (gynaikeîos)
feminine
Hebrew: shêgâl
a (legitimate) queen
Greek: πάλιν (pálin)
(adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
Hebrew: gam
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Hebrew: ʼâch
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
Hebrew: ʼĕnâsh
a man
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: μοιχεία (moicheía)
adultery
Hebrew: niʼuph
adultery
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ὑστέρησις (hystérēsis)
a falling short, i.e. (specially), penury
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Greek: ἔνδικος (éndikos)
in the right, i.e. equitable
Hebrew: tsaddîyq
just
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Hebrew: Yisrᵉʼêlîy
a Jisreelite or descendant of Jisrael
Greek: λοιποί (loipoí)
remaining ones
Hebrew: chabrâh
an associate
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Hebrew: nᵉçak
to pour out a libation
Greek: Βάαλ (Báal)
Baal, a Phœnician deity (used as a symbol of idolatry)
Hebrew: Baʻal
Baal, a Phoenician deity
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: γεύομαι (geúomai)
to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Parallel theme
1 Peter 4:3
References God
Isaiah 45:22
Micah 7:7
Psalm 123:2
References Israel
Hosea 11:8
References Lord
Jeremiah 31:20
Jeremiah 3:20
Zechariah 1:16
Verse Explanation
God tells Hosea to love his wife again even though she has been unfaithful, using Hosea's personal relationship as a picture of God's continued love for Israel despite the nation's pursuit of other gods and its attraction to religious practices that were connected with pagan worship.
History
8th century BC: Hosea ministered during a period when the northern kingdom of Israel was deeply involved in idolatry and political instability.