Hosea 3:1

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Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”

In other translations

Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֵלַי'elaito meH413עוֹדodagainH5750לֵךְlekhgoH1980אֱהַב־'ehav-loveH157אִשָּׁה'ishaha womanH802אֲהֻבַת'ahuvat[who] is loved ofH157רֵעַrea'a companionH7453וּמְנָאָפֶתumena'afetand [who] commits adulteryH5003כְּאַהֲבַתke'ahavatas lovesH160יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְהֵםvehemand theyH1992פֹּנִיםponim[are] turningH6437אֶל־'el-toH413אֱלֹהִים'elohimgodsH430אֲחֵרִים'acherimotherH312וְאֹהֲבֵיve'ohaveiand [are] lovingH157אֲשִׁישֵׁי'ashishei<of> cakes ofH809עֲנָבִים׃'anavimgrapesH6025

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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