Sayאִמְרוּto your brothers,לַאֲחֵיכֶם“Ammi,”עַמִּיand to your sisters,וְלַאֲחוֹתֵיכֶם“Ruhamah.”רֻחָמָה
Contendרִיבוּwith your mother,בְאִמְּכֶםcontend,רִיבוּforכִּיsheהִיאis notלֹאmy wife,אִשְׁתִּיand Iוְאָנֹכִיam notלֹאher husband;אִישָׁהּand let her removeוְתָסֵרher prostitutionsזְנוּנֶיהָfrom her face,מִפָּנֶיהand her adulteriesוְנַאֲפוּפֶיהָfrom between her breasts;מִבֵּין שָׁדֶיהָ
or elseפֶּןI will strip herאַפְשִׁיטֶנָּהnakedעֲרֻמָּהand set her outוְהִצַּגְתִּיהָas on the dayכְּיוֹםshe was born,הִוָּלְדָהּand make herוְשַׂמְתִּיהָlike the wilderness,כַמִּדְבָּרand leave herוְשַׁתִּהָlike a landכְּאֶרֶץthat is dry,צִיָּהand kill herוַהֲמִתִּיהָwith thirst.בַּצָּמָא
And on her childrenוְ בָּנֶיהָI will notלֹאhave compassion,אֲרַחֵםforכִּיthey areהֵמָּהchildrenבְנֵיof prostitutions.זְנוּנִים
Forכִּיtheir motherאִמָּםhas prostituted herself;זָנְתָהshe who conceived themהוֹרָתָםhas acted shamefully,הֹבִישָׁהforכִּיshe said,אָמְרָה“I will goאֵלְכָהafter my lovers,אַחֲרֵי מְאַהֲבַיwho give meנֹתְנֵיmy breadלַחְמִיand my water,וּמֵימַיmy woolצַמְרִיand my linen,וּפִשְׁתִּיmy oilשַׁמְנִיand my drink.”וְשִׁקּוּיָי
Therefore,לָכֵןlook, Iהִנְנִיam hedging upשָׂךְyour wayדַּרְכֵּךְwith thorns,בַּסִּירִיםand I will buildוְגָדַרְתִּיher wall,גְּדֵרָהּand she will notלֹאfindתִמְצָאher paths.וּנְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ
And she will pursueוְרִדְּפָהher lovers,מְאַהֲבֶיהָbut she will notוְלֹאovertakeתַשִּׂיגthem;אֹתָםand she will seek them,וּבִקְשָׁתַםbut she will notוְלֹאfind them;תִמְצָאand she will say,וְאָמְרָה“I will goאֵלְכָהand returnוְאָשׁוּבָהto my husband,אֶל אִישִׁיthe first,הָרִאשׁוֹןforכִּיit was betterטוֹבfor meלִיthenאָזthan now.”מֵעָתָּה
But sheוְהִיאdid notלֹאknowיָדְעָהthatכִּיIאָנֹכִיgaveנָתַתִּיherלָהּthe grainהַדָּגָןand the new wineוְהַתִּירוֹשׁand the oil,וְהַיִּצְהָרand multipliedהִרְבֵּיתִיfor herלָהּsilverוְכֶסֶףand gold,וְזָהָבwhich they usedעָשׂוּfor Baal.לַבָּעַל
ThereforeלָכֵןI will take backאָשׁוּב וְלָקַחְתִּיmy grainדְגָנִיin its time,בְּעִתּוֹand my new wineוְתִירוֹשִׁיin its appointed time,בְּמוֹעֲדוֹand I will snatch awayוְהִצַּלְתִּיmy woolצַמְרִיand my linen,וּפִשְׁתִּיgiven to coverלְכַסּוֹתher nakedness.עֶרְוָתָהּ
And nowוְעַתָּהI will uncoverאֲגַלֶּהher lewdnessנַבְלֻתָהּbefore the eyesלְעֵינֵיof her lovers,מְאַהֲבֶיהָand no oneוְאִישׁ לֹאwill rescue herיַצִּילֶנָּהfrom my hand.מִיָּדִי
And I will put an endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּיto allכָּלher joy:מְשׂוֹשָׂהּher feast,חַגָּהּher new moonחָדְשָׁהּand her Sabbath,וְשַׁבַּתָּהּand allוְכֹלher appointed times.מוֹעֲדָהּ
And I will lay wasteוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִיher vineגַּפְנָהּand her fig tree,וּתְאֵנָתָהּof whichאֲשֶׁרshe said,אָמְרָה“These areהֵמָּהmy wagesאֶתְנָהfor me,לִיwhichאֲשֶׁרmy loversמְאַהֲבָיhave givenנָתְנוּme”;לִיand I will make themוְשַׂמְתִּיםa forest,לְיַעַרand the animalsחַיַּתof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהwill devour them.וַאֲכָלָתַם
And I will call her to accountוּפָקַדְתִּי עָלֶיהָfor the daysיְמֵיof the Baals,הַבְּעָלִיםto whichאֲשֶׁרshe burned incenseתַּקְטִירto them,לָהֶםand adorned herselfוַתַּעַדwith her ringנִזְמָהּand her jewelry,וְחֶלְיָתָהּand wentוַתֵּלֶךְafter her lovers,אַחֲרֵי מְאַהֲבֶיהָand meוְאֹתִיshe forgot,שָׁכְחָהdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Therefore,לָכֵןlook,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam going to entice herמְפַתֶּיהָand lead herוְהֹלַכְתִּיהָinto the wilderness,הַמִּדְבָּרand speakוְדִבַּרְתִּיto her heart.עַל לִבָּהּ
And I will giveוְנָתַתִּיherלָהּher vineyardsכְּרָמֶיהָfrom there,מִשָּׁםand the valleyוְ עֵמֶקof Achorעָכוֹרas a doorלְפֶתַחof hope;תִּקְוָהand she will respondוְעָנְתָהthereשָּׁמָּהas in the daysכִּימֵיof her youth,נְעוּרֶיהָand as on the dayוִּכְיוֹםshe came upעֲלֹתָהּfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
And it will happenוְהָיָהon that day,בַיּוֹם הַהוּאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהthat you will call meתִּקְרְאִי“My husband,”אִישִׁיand you will noוְלֹאlongerעוֹדcallתִקְרְאִיmeלִי“My Baal.”בַּעְלִי
And I will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִיthe namesשְׁמוֹתof the Baalsהַבְּעָלִיםfrom her mouth,מִפִּיהָand they will noוְלֹאlongerעוֹדbe rememberedיִזָּכְרוּby their name.בִּשְׁמָם
And I will makeוְכָרַתִּיfor themלָהֶםa covenantבְּרִיתon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאwith the animalsעִם חַיַּתof the field,הַשָּׂדֶהand with the birdsוְעִם עוֹףof the heavens,הַשָּׁמַיִםand the creeping thingsוְרֶמֶשׂof the ground;הָאֲדָמָהand bowוְקֶשֶׁתand swordוְחֶרֶבand warוּמִלְחָמָהI will breakאֶשְׁבּוֹרfrom the land,מִן הָאָרֶץand I will make them lie downוְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּיםin safety.לָבֶטַח
And I will betroth youוְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְto meלִיforever;לְעוֹלָםand I will betroth youוְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְto meלִיin righteousnessבְּצֶדֶקand in justice,וּבְמִשְׁפָּטand in loyal loveוּבְחֶסֶדand in compassion.וּבְרַחֲמִים
And I will betroth youוְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְto meלִיin faithfulness,בֶּאֱמוּנָהand you will knowוְיָדַעַתְּYHWH.יְהוָה
And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat I will respond,אֶעֱנֶהdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהI will respondאֶעֱנֶהto the heavens,אֶת הַשָּׁמָיִםand theyוְהֵםwill respondיַעֲנוּto the earth;אֶת הָאָרֶץ
and the earthוְהָאָרֶץwill respondתַּעֲנֶהto the grainאֶת הַדָּגָןand to the new wineוְאֶת הַתִּירוֹשׁand to the oil,וְאֶת הַיִּצְהָרand theyוְהֵםwill respondיַעֲנוּto Jezreel.אֶת יִזְרְעֶאל
And I will sow herוּזְרַעְתִּיהָfor myselfלִּיin the land,בָּאָרֶץand I will have compassionוְרִחַמְתִּיon Lo-ruhamah;אֶת לֹא רֻחָמָהand I will sayוְאָמַרְתִּיto Lo-ammi,לְלֹא עַמִּי“You areאַתָּהmy people,”עַמִּיand heוְהוּאwill say,יֹאמַר“My Elohim.”אֱלֹהָי