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1. "Then you will say to your brothers, 'You are my people,' and you will say to your sisters, 'He has shown mercy to you.'"
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1. Say H559 ye unto your brethren H251 , Ammi H5971 ; and to your sisters H269 , Ruhamah H7355 .
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2. "Argue with your mother. Argue with her because she is no longer my wife, and I am no longer her husband! Tell her to stop being like a prostitute. Tell her to take away her lovers from between her breasts.
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2. Plead H7378 with your mother H517 , plead H7378 : for H3588 she H1931 is not H3808 my wife H802 , neither H3808 am I H595 her husband H376 : let her therefore put away H5493 her whoredoms H2183 out of her sight H4480 H6440 , and her adulteries H5005 from between H4480 H996 her breasts H7699 ;
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3. If she refuses to stop her adultery, I will strip her naked and leave her like the day she was born. I will take away her people, and she will be like an empty, dry desert. I will kill her with thirst.
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3. Lest H6435 I strip H6584 her naked H6174 , and set H3322 her as in the day H3117 that she was born H3205 , and make H7760 her as a wilderness H4057 , and set H7896 her like a dry H6723 land H776 , and slay H4191 her with thirst H6772 .
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4. I will have no pity on her children because they are the children of prostitution.
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4. And I will not H3808 have mercy upon H7355 her children H1121 ; for H3588 they H1992 be the children H1121 of whoredoms H2183 .
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5. Their mother has acted like a prostitute. She should be ashamed of what she did. She said, 'I will go to my lovers, who give me food and water, wool and linen, wine, and olive oil.'
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5. For H3588 their mother H517 hath played the harlot H2181 : she that conceived H2029 them hath done shamefully H954 : for H3588 she said H559 , I will go H1980 after H310 my lovers H157 , that give H5414 me my bread H3899 and my water H4325 , my wool H6785 and my flax H6593 , mine oil H8081 and my drink H8250 .
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6. "So I (the Lord) will block your (Israel's) road with thorns, and I will build a wall. Then she will not be able to find her path.
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6. Therefore H3651 , behold H2009 , I will hedge up H7753 H853 thy way H1870 with thorns H5518 , and make H1443 H853 a wall H1447 , that she shall not H3808 find H4672 her paths H5410 .
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7. She will run after her lovers, but she will not be able to catch up with them. She will look for her lovers, but she will not be able to find them. Then she will say, 'I will go back to my first husband (the Lord). Life was better for me when I was with him. Life was better then than it is now.'
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7. And she shall follow after H7291 H853 her lovers H157 , but she shall not H3808 overtake H5381 them ; and she shall seek H1245 them , but shall not H3808 find H4672 them : then shall she say H559 , I will go H1980 and return H7725 to H413 my first H7223 husband H376 ; for H3588 then H227 was it better H2896 with me than now H4480 H6258 .
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8. "She (Israel) didn't know that I (the Lord) was the one who gave her grain, wine, and oil. I kept giving her more and more silver and gold, but she used this silver and gold to make statues of Baal.
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8. For she H1931 did not H3808 know H3045 that H3588 I H595 gave H5414 her corn H1715 , and wine H8492 , and oil H3323 , and multiplied H7235 her silver H3701 and gold H2091 , which they prepared H6213 for Baal H1168 .
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9. So I will return and take back my grain at the time it is ready to be harvested. I will take back my wine at the time the grapes are ready. I will take back my wool and linen. I gave those things to her so that she could cover her naked body.
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9. Therefore H3651 will I return H7725 , and take away H3947 my corn H1715 in the time H6256 thereof , and my wine H8492 in the season H4150 thereof , and will recover H5337 my wool H6785 and my flax H6593 given to cover H3680 H853 her nakedness H6172 .
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10. Now I will strip her. She will be naked, so all her lovers can see her. No one will be able to save her from my power.
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10. And now H6258 will I discover H1540 H853 her lewdness H5040 in the sight H5869 of her lovers H157 , and none H3808 H376 shall deliver H5337 her out of mine hand H4480 H3027 .
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11. I will take away all her fun. I will stop her festivals, her New Moon celebrations, and her days of rest. I will stop all her special feasts.
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11. I will also cause all H3605 her mirth H4885 to cease H7673 , her feast days H2282 , her new moons H2320 , and her sabbaths H7676 , and all H3605 her solemn feasts H4150 .
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12. I will destroy her vines and fig trees. She said, 'My lovers gave these things to me.' But I will change her gardens�they will become like a wild forest. Wild animals will come and eat from those plants.
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12. And I will destroy H8074 her vines H1612 and her fig trees H8384 , whereof H834 she hath said H559 , These H1992 are my rewards H866 that H834 my lovers H157 have given H5414 me : and I will make H7760 them a forest H3293 , and the beasts H2416 of the field H7704 shall eat H398 them.
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13. "She served false gods, so I will punish her. She burned incense to those false gods. She dressed up�she put on her jewelry and nose ring. Then she went to her lovers and forgot me." This is what the Lord has said.
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13. And I will visit H6485 upon H5921 her H853 the days H3117 of Baalim H1168 , wherein H834 she burned incense H6999 to them , and she decked H5710 herself with her earrings H5141 and her jewels H2484 , and she went H1980 after H310 her lovers H157 , and forgot H7911 me, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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14. "So I (the Lord) will speak romantic words to her. I will lead her into the desert and speak tender words.
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14. Therefore H3651 , behold H2009 , I H595 will allure H6601 her , and bring H1980 her into the wilderness H4057 , and speak H1696 comfortably H5921 H3820 unto her.
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15. There I will give her vineyards. I will give her Achor Valley as a doorway of hope. Then she will answer as she did when she came out of the land of Egypt."
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15. And I will give H5414 her H853 her vineyards H3754 from thence H4480 H8033 , and the valley H6010 of Achor H5911 for a door H6607 of hope H8615 : and she shall sing H6030 there H8033 , as in the days H3117 of her youth H5271 , and as in the day H3117 when she came up H5927 out of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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16. This is what the Lord says. "At that time you will call me 'My husband.' You will not call me 'My Baal.'
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16. And it shall be H1961 at that H1931 day H3117 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that thou shalt call H7121 me Ishi H376 ; and shalt call H7121 me no H3808 more H5750 Baali H1180 .
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17. I will take the names of those false gods out of her mouth. Then people will not use those names again.
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17. For I will take away H5493 H853 the names H8034 of Baalim H1168 out of her mouth H4480 H6310 , and they shall no H3808 more H5750 be remembered H2142 by their name H8034 .
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18. "At that time I will make an agreement for the Israelites with the animals of the field, the birds of the sky, and the crawling things on the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and the weapons of war in that land. I will make the land safe, so the people of Israel can lie down in peace.
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18. And in that H1931 day H3117 will I make H3772 a covenant H1285 for them with H5973 the beasts H2416 of the field H7704 , and with H5973 the fowls H5775 of heaven H8064 , and with the creeping things H7431 of the ground H127 : and I will break H7665 the bow H7198 and the sword H2719 and the battle H4421 out of H4480 the earth H776 , and will make them to lie down H7901 safely H983 .
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19. And I will make you my bride forever. I will make you my bride with goodness and justice and with love and mercy.
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19. And I will betroth H781 thee unto me forever H5769 ; yea , I will betroth H781 thee unto me in righteousness H6664 , and in judgment H4941 , and in lovingkindness H2617 , and in mercies H7356 .
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20. I will make you my faithful bride. Then you will really know the Lord.
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20. I will even betroth H781 thee unto me in faithfulness H530 : and thou shalt know H3045 H853 the LORD H3068 .
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21. And at that time I will answer." This is what the Lord says. "I will speak to the skies, and they will give rain to the earth.
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21. And it shall come to pass H1961 in that H1931 day H3117 , I will hear H6030 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , I will hear H6030 H853 the heavens H8064 , and they H1992 shall hear H6030 H853 the earth H776 ;
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22. The earth will produce grain, wine, and oil, and they will meet Jezreel's needs.
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22. And the earth H776 shall hear H6030 H853 the corn H1715 , and the wine H8492 , and the oil H3323 ; and they H1992 shall hear H6030 H853 Jezreel H3157 .
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23. I will sow her many seeds on her land. To Lo-Ruhamah, I will show mercy. To Lo-Ammi, I will say, 'You are my people.' And they will say to me, 'You are my God.'"
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23. And I will sow H2232 her unto me in the earth H776 ; and I will have mercy upon H7355 H853 her that had not H3808 obtained mercy H7355 ; and I will say H559 to them which were not H3808 my people H5971 , Thou H859 art my people H5971 ; and they H1931 shall say H559 , Thou art my God H430 .
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