Hosea 1 — Novel English Bible

1 Dabar (Word / matter) Yahawah () AsharaYaHayah (who/that came to pass) Al (to) Hawashai (Hosea) Ban (came son) Baaray (Beeri), BaYawamay (in days) Izayah (Uzziah), Yawatham (Jotham), Achaz (Ahaz), Chazaqayah (Hezekiah), Malakay (kings) Yahawadah (Judah), WaBaYawamay (and in days) Yarab-Im (Jeroboam) Ban (son) Yawaash (Joash), Malak (king) Yashar-Al (Israel).

2 Thachalahath (First) YaDabar (Speaking) Yahawah () BaHawashai (by Hosea), WaYaAmar (and spoke) Yahawah () WaYaAmar (and said) Al (to) Hawashai (Hosea), “Yalak (Go / Move), Laqach (take / seize) Lak (for you) Ayashahath (wife) Zanawanayam (𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍 - plural) WaYaladay (and prostitution children) Zanawanayam (unfaithfulness - plural); Kay-Zanah (surely commits great forsaking) ThaZanah (adultery), HaAratz (the land) MaAcharay (from) Yahawah ().”

3 WaYaYalak (And he went) WaYaLaqach (and took) Ath (the entirety of) Gamar (Gomer) Banath (daughter) Dabalayam (Diblaim); WaThaHarah (and conceived), WaThaYalad (and bore) Law (for him) Ban (son).

4 WaYaAmar (And said), Yahawah () “Alayaw (to him) Qaraa (call/proclaim/name) Shamaw (his name) Yazaraial (Jezreel); Kay-Iwad (surely more/again) Mait (little), WaPaqadathay (and avenge) Ath-Damay (the entirety of blood) Yazaraial (Jezreel) Il-Bayath (over house) Yahawaa (Jehu), WaHaShabathathay (and [causing] cease) Mamalakawath (cause kingdom) Bayath (house) Yashar-Al (Israel).

5 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) BaYawam (in day) HaHawaa (which/who/that is) WaShabarathay (and break) Ath-Qashath (the entirety of bow) Yashar-Al (Israel) BaImaq (in valley) Yazaraial (Jezreel).”

6 WaThaHarah (And conceived again), Iwad (more/again) WaThaYalad (and bore) Banath (daughter). WaYaAmar (and he said), “Law (for him) Qaraa (call/proclaim/name) Shamah (her name) Laa (Lo-Ruhamah); Rachamah (Lo-ruhamah) KayaLaa (surely NOT) AYawasayap (again / another) Iwad (more/again) ARacham (I mercy) Ath-Bayath (the entirety of house) Yashar-Al (Israel), Kay-Nashaa (surely lift) ANashaa (lift) Lam (for them).

7 WaAth-Bayath (And the entirety of house) Yahawadah (Judah), ARacham (I mercy) WaHaYawashaithayam (and [causing] save them) Yahawah () Alahayam (God), WaLaa (And not) AYawashayaim (I save them) BaQashath (by bow), WaBaCharab (and in sword), WaBaMalachamah (and in battle), BaSawasayam (in horses), WaBaParashayam (and in horsemen - plural).”

8 WaThaGamal (And 𐤂𐤌𐤋) Ath-Laa (the entirety of Now weaned Lo-Ruhamah), Rachamah (Lo-ruhamah) WaThaHarah (and conceived), WaThaYalad (and bore) Ban (son).

9 WaYaAmar (And he said), “Qaraa (call/proclaim/name) Shamaw (his name) Laa (Lo-Ammi); Imay (for you are not my people), KayaAthaham (surely you) Laa (NOT) Imay (my nation / people) WaAnakay (and I) Laa (NOT) AHayah (came to pass) Lakam (yours).

10 "Amar (spoke) to your brothers, ‘My im (people / nation)!' And to your sisters, ‘My loved one!'

11 Contend with your mother! Contend, for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her shawam (place / establish / appoint) away her prostitution from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;