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TWOT Reference: 484a
Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Strong's Number H3068 matches the Hebrew יְהֹוָה (Yᵊhōvâ),
which occurs 46 times in 39 verses in 'Hos'
in the WLC Hebrew.
The word of the LORD that came to Hosea the son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel.
“And I will punish her for the [feast] days of the Baals,
When she used to offer sacrifices and burn incense to them
And adorn herself with her earrings and nose rings and her jewelry,
And follow her lovers, so that she forgot Me,” says the LORD.
“It shall come about in that day,” says the LORD,
“That you will call Me Ishi (my husband)
And will no longer call Me Baali (my [fn]Baal).
“I will betroth you to Me in stability and in faithfulness.
Then you will know (recognize, appreciate) the LORD [and respond with loving faithfulness].
“It will come about in that day that I will respond,” says the LORD.
“I will respond to the heavens [which ask for rain to pour on the earth], and they will respond to the earth [which begs for the rain],
Hear the word of the LORD, you children of Israel,
For the LORD has a [legal] case with the inhabitants of the land,
Because there is no faithfulness [no steadfast love, no dependability] or loyalty or kindness
Or knowledge of God [from personal experience with Him] in the land.
They will eat, but not have enough;
They will play the prostitute, but not increase [their descendants],
Because they have stopped giving heed to the LORD.
Though you, Israel, play the prostitute [by worshiping idols],
Do not let Judah become guilty [of the same thing];
And do not go to Gilgal [where idols are worshiped],
Or go up to [fn]Beth-aven (House of Wickedness),
Nor swear [oaths in idolatrous worship, saying],
“As the LORD lives!”
For Israel is stubborn,
Like a stubborn heifer.
Can the LORD now pasture them
Like a lamb in a large field?
Their [immoral] practices will not permit them
To return to their God,
For the spirit of prostitution is within them
And they do not know the LORD [they do not recognize, appreciate, heed or cherish Him].
They will go with their flocks and with their herds
To seek the LORD [diligently searching for Him], but they will not find Him;
He has withdrawn from them [refusing to hear the prayers of the unrepentant].
They have dealt treacherously against the LORD,
For they have borne illegitimate (pagan) children.
Now the [fn]New Moon will devour them along with their land [bringing judgment and captivity].
“Come and let us return [in repentance] to the LORD,
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
“So let us know and become personally acquainted with Him; let us press on to know and understand fully the [greatness of the] LORD [to honor, heed, and deeply cherish Him].
His appearing is prepared and is as certain as the dawn,
And He will come to us [in salvation] like the [heavy] rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
Though the pride of Israel testifies against him,
Yet they do not return [in repentance] to the LORD their God,
Nor seek nor search for nor desire Him [as essential] in spite of all this.
Set the trumpet to your lips [announcing impending judgment]!
Like a [great] vulture the enemy comes against the house of the LORD,
Because they have broken My covenant
And transgressed and rebelled against My law.
As for My sacrificial offerings,
They sacrifice the meat [as a mere formality] and eat it,
But the LORD is not pleased with them and does not accept them.
Now He will remember and take into account their wickedness and guilt,
And punish them for their sins.
They will return [in captivity] to [another] Egypt [that is, Assyria].
They will not remain in the land of the LORD,
But Ephraim will return to [another] Egypt [in bondage]
And they will eat [ceremonially] unclean food in Assyria.
They will not pour out drink offerings of wine to the LORD;
Their sacrifices will not please Him.
Their bread will be like mourners’ bread [eaten at funerals];
All who eat it will be [ceremonially] unclean,
For their bread will be for themselves;
It will not enter the house of the LORD [to be consecrated].
What will you do on the day of the appointed festival
And on the day of the feast of the LORD [when you are in exile]?
Give them [the punishment they deserve], O LORD! What will You give?
Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
Surely now they will say [in despair], “We have no [true] king,
For we do not revere the LORD;
And as for the king, what can he do for us [to rescue us]?”
Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate];
Reap in accordance with mercy and lovingkindness.
Break up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to seek and search diligently for the LORD [and to long for His blessing]
Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.
They will walk after the LORD [in obedience and worship],
Who will roar like a lion;
He will roar [summoning them]
And His sons will come trembling from the west.
They will come trembling and hurriedly like birds from Egypt
And like doves from the land of Assyria;
And I will settle them in their houses [in the land of their inheritance], declares the LORD.
The LORD also has a dispute [a legal complaint and an indictment] with Judah,
And He will punish Jacob in accordance with his ways;
He will repay him in accordance with his deeds.
But I have been the LORD your God since [you became a nation in] the land of Egypt;
I will make you live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed and solemn [fn]festival.
And by a prophet (Moses) the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt,
And by a prophet Israel was preserved.
Yet I have been the LORD your God
Since [the time you became a nation in] the land of Egypt;
And you were not to know any god except Me,
For there is no savior besides Me.
For though he flourishes among the reeds (his fellow tribes),
An east wind (Assyria) will come,
The breath of the LORD rising from the desert;
And Ephraim’s spring will become dry
And his fountain will be dried up.
Assyria will plunder his treasury of every precious object.
O Israel, return [in repentance] to the LORD your God,
For you have stumbled and fallen [visited by tragedy], because of your sin.
Take the words [confessing your guilt] with you and return to the LORD.
Say to Him, “Take away all our wickedness;
Accept what is good and receive us graciously,
So that we may present the fruit of our lips (gratitude).
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