The wordדְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרcameהָיָהto Hoseaאֶל הוֹשֵׁעַsonבֶּןof Beeri,בְּאֵרִיin the daysבִּימֵיof Uzziah,עֻזִּיָּהJotham,יוֹתָםAhaz,אָחָזand Hezekiah,יְחִזְקִיָּהkingsמַלְכֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהand in the daysוּבִימֵיof Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםsonבֶּןof Joash,יוֹאָשׁkingמֶלֶךְof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
The beginningתְּחִלַּתof what YHWH spokeדִּבֶּר יְהוָהthrough Hosea.בְּהוֹשֵׁעַAnd YHWH saidוַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָהto Hosea:אֶל הוֹשֵׁעַGo,לֵךְtakeקַחfor yourselfלְךָa womanאֵשֶׁתof prostitutionsזְנוּנִיםand childrenוְיַלְדֵיof prostitutions,זְנוּנִיםforכִּיthe landהָאָרֶץis utterly prostituting itself,זָנֹה תִזְנֶהturning away from followingמֵאַחֲרֵיYHWH.יְהוָה
So he wentוַיֵּלֶךְand tookוַיִּקַּחGomer,גֹּמֶרdaughterבַּתof Diblaim,דִּבְלָיִםand she conceivedוַתַּהַרand boreוַתֵּלֶדhimלוֹa son.בֵּן
And YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him:אֵלָיCallו קְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹJezreel,יִזְרְעֶאלforכִּיin justעוֹדa little whileמְעַטI will callוּפָקַדְתִּיthe houseבֵּיתof Jehuיֵהוּאto accountעַלfor the bloodאֶת דְּמֵיof Jezreel,יִזְרְעֶאלand I will put an endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיto the kingdomמַמְלְכוּתof the houseבֵּיתof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat I will breakוְשָׁבַרְתִּיthe bowאֶת קֶשֶׁתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלin the valleyבְּעֵמֶקof Jezreel.יִזְרְעֶאל
And she conceivedוַתַּהַרagainעוֹדand boreוַתֵּלֶדa daughter.בַּתAnd he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him:לוֹCallקְרָאher nameשְׁמָהּLo-ruhamah,לֹא רֻחָמָהforכִּיI will noלֹאlongerאוֹסִיף עוֹדhave compassionאֲרַחֵםon the houseאֶת בֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלbutכִּיI will surely takeנָשֹׂא אֶשָּׂאthem away.לָהֶם
But on the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof JudahיְהוּדָהI will have compassion,אֲרַחֵםand I will save themוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּיםby YHWHבַּיהוָהtheir Elohim;אֱלֹהֵיהֶםand I will notוְלֹאsave themאוֹשִׁיעֵםby bowבְּקֶשֶׁתor by swordוּבְחֶרֶבor by war,וּבְמִלְחָמָהby horsesבְּסוּסִיםor by horsemen.וּבְפָרָשִׁים
And she weanedוַתִּגְמֹלLo-ruhamah,אֶת לֹא רֻחָמָהand she conceivedוַתַּהַרand boreוַתֵּלֶדa son.בֵּן
And he said:וַיֹּאמֶרCallקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹLo-ammi,לֹא עַמִּיforכִּיyou areאַתֶּםnotלֹאmy people,עַמִּיand I,וְאָנֹכִיI will notלֹאbeאֶהְיֶהyours.לָכֶם
Yetוְthe numberמִסְפַּרof the childrenבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill beהָיָהlike the sandכְּחוֹלof the sea,הַיָּםwhichאֲשֶׁרcannotלֹאbe measuredיִמַּדorוְלֹאcounted;יִסָּפֵרand it will happenוְהָיָהthat in the placeבִּמְקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁרit was saidיֵאָמֵרto them,לָהֶם“You areאַתֶּםnotלֹאmy people,”עַמִּיit will be saidיֵאָמֵרto them,לָהֶם“Childrenבְּנֵיof the livingחָיEl.”אֵל
And the childrenבְּנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand the childrenוּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill be gatheredוְנִקְבְּצוּtogether,יַחְדָּוand they will appointוְשָׂמוּfor themselvesלָהֶםoneאֶחָדhead,רֹאשׁand they will go upוְעָלוּfrom the land,מִן הָאָרֶץforכִּיgreat will beגָדוֹלthe dayיוֹםof Jezreel.יִזְרְעֶאל