Hosea 1

The first chapter of Hosea is 2 verses shorter than English versions. These verses will show up in chapter 2. Note the comma in verse 3, highlighted by the change in accent for the last two words of the verse.

This is like other prophecies, a lived parable. Words happen. They have an impact. So do the action in love and love will happen. Love the stranger who lives among you. (One of the gems of Leviticus - we haven't got there yet, though good Jewish children read Leviticus first). Hosea is describing the consequences of income inequality.

Hosea 1		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
דְּבַר יְהוָ֣ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ בֶּן בְּאֵרִ֔י בִּימֵ֨י עֻזִּיָּ֥ה יוֹתָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֛י יָרָבְעָ֥ם בֶּן יוֹאָ֖שׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	1		The word of Yahweh that happened to Hosea, child of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, child of Joash, king of Israel.	3d	4B	34 14
תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבֶּר יְהוָ֖ה בְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ לֵ֣ךְ קַח לְךָ֞ אֵ֤שֶׁת זְנוּנִים֙ וְיַלְדֵ֣י זְנוּנִ֔ים כִּֽי זָנֹ֤ה תִזְנֶה֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י יְהוָֽה	2		The commencement of the word of Yahweh in Hosea. And Yahweh said to Hosea, Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and succession of prostitution, for in prostitution the land is prostituting itself from following Yahweh.	3e	4C	12 38
וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַיִּקַּ֔ח אֶת גֹּ֖מֶר בַּת דִּבְלָ֑יִם וַתַּ֥הַר וַתֵּֽלֶד ל֖וֹ בֵּֽן	3		So he went and he took Gomer, daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant, and she gave birth for him, a son.	3e	4A	13 8
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו קְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ יִזְרְעֶ֑אל כִּי ע֣וֹד מְעַ֗ט וּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜י אֶת דְּמֵ֤י יִזְרְעֶאל֙ עַל בֵּ֣ית יֵה֔וּא וְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔י מַמְלְכ֖וּת בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	4		And Yahweh said to him, Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little, and I will visit the blood of Jezreel over the house of Jehu, and I will eradicate the kingdoms of the house of Israel.	3e	4C	15 30
וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּי֙ אֶת קֶ֣שֶׁת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל	5		And it will happen in that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.	3e	4B	7 17
וַתַּ֤הַר עוֹד֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בַּ֔ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ קְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּ לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אוֹסִ֜יף ע֗וֹד אֲרַחֵם֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי נָשֹׂ֥א אֶשָּׂ֖א לָהֶֽם	6		And she became pregnant yet again, and she gave birth to a daughter, and he said to him, Call her name Not-Compassion, for I will not again any more have compassion for the house of Israel, for they will be lifted up and borne away.	3e	4C	20 20
וְאֶת בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ אֲרַחֵ֔ם וְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖ים בַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֣א אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗ם בְּקֶ֤שֶׁת וּבְחֶ֙רֶב֙ וּבְמִלְחָמָ֔ה בְּסוּסִ֖ים וּבְפָרָשִֽׁים	7		But the house of Judah I will have compassion for, and I will save them in Yahweh their God, and not will I save them by the bow or by the sword or by war, by horses or by cavalry.	3e	4C	19 22
וַתִּגְמֹ֖ל אֶת לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּֽן	8		And she weaned Not-Compassion, and she became pregnant and she gave birth to a son.	3e	4B	8 7
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר קְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ לֹ֣א עַמִּ֑י כִּ֤י אַתֶּם֙ לֹ֣א עַמִּ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹֽא אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם ס	9		And he said, Call his name Not-My-People, for you are not my people and I myself am not yours.	3e	4C	10 16