Hosea 1:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When the LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
firstתְּחִלַּ֥ת
(te·chil·lat)
8462: a beginningfrom chalal
spokeדִּבֶּר־
(dib·ber-)
1696: to speaka prim. root
through Hosea,בְּהֹושֵׁ֑עַ
(be·ho·v·she·a';)
1954: "salvation," the name of several Isr.from yasha
the LORDיְהוָ֜ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Hosea,הֹושֵׁ֗עַ
(ho·v·she·a')
1954: "salvation," the name of several Isr.from yasha
"Go,לֵ֣ךְ
(lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
takeקַח־
(kach-)
3947: to takea prim. root
to yourself a wifeאֵ֤שֶׁת
(e·shet)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
of harlotryזְנוּנִים֙
(ze·nu·nim)
2183: fornicationfrom zanah
and [have] childrenוְיַלְדֵ֣י
(ve·yal·dei)
3206: child, son, boy, youthfrom yalad
of harlotry;זְנוּנִ֔ים
(ze·nu·nim,)
2183: fornicationfrom zanah
for the landהָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
commitsזָנֹ֤ה
(za·noh)
2181: to commit fornication, be a harlota prim. root
flagrant harlotry,תִזְנֶה֙
(tiz·neh)
2181: to commit fornication, be a harlota prim. root
forsaking 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the LORD."יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
The beginning
tchillah  (tekh-il-law')
a commencement; rel. original (adverb, -ly) -- begin(-ning), first (time).
of the word
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
by Hosea
Howshea`  (ho-shay'-ah)
deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites -- Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
to Hosea
Howshea`  (ho-shay'-ah)
deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites -- Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.
Go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
unto thee a wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
of whoredoms
zanuwn  (zaw-noon')
adultery; figuratively, idolatry -- whoredom.
and children
yeled  (yeh'-led)
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring -- boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
of whoredoms
zanuwn  (zaw-noon')
adultery; figuratively, idolatry -- whoredom.
for the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
hath committed great
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
whoredom
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
departing from
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, "Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the LORD."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the LORD first spoke to Hosea, He said this to him: Go and marry a promiscuous wife and have children of promiscuity, for the land is committing blatant acts of promiscuity by abandoning the LORD.

International Standard Version
When a message from the LORD came to Hosea, the LORD told him, "Go marry a prostitute and have children with her, because the land is prostituting itself by departing from the LORD."

NET Bible
When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, he said to him, "Go marry a prostitute who will bear illegitimate children conceived through prostitution, because the nation continually commits spiritual prostitution by turning away from the LORD."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the LORD first spoke to Hosea, the LORD told him, "Marry a prostitute, and have children with that prostitute. The people in this land have acted like prostitutes and abandoned the LORD."

King James 2000 Bible
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto you a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry: for the land has committed great harlotry, departing from the LORD.
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