Hosea 1:2

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The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord.When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”

In other translations

The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord.When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”

Hebrew words

תְּחִלַּתtechilat[the] beginningH8462דִּבֶּר־diber-<of> [when] he spokeH1696יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בְּהוֹשֵׁעַ פbehoshea'by HoseaH1954וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413הוֹשֵׁעַhoshea'HoseaH1954לֵךְlekhgoH1980קַח־kach-takeH3947לְךָlekhafor yourselfאֵשֶׁת'esheta wife ofH802זְנוּנִיםzenunimprostitution<s>H2183וְיַלְדֵיveyaldeiand children ofH3206זְנוּנִיםzenunimprostitution<s>H2183כִּי־ki-forH3588זָנֹהzanohcontinually <prostitute itself>H2181תִזְנֶהtiznehit prostitutes itselfH2181הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776מֵאַחֲרֵיme'achareifrom afterH310יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068

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