Hosea 2 : 1

Hosea 2:1

Compared across 30 translations

English
“[Hosea,] say to your brothers, ‘Ammi (you are my people),’ and to your sisters, ‘Ruhamah (you have been pitied and have obtained mercy).’
Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.
“Rename your brothers ‘God’s Somebody.’ Rename your sisters ‘All Mercy.’ Wild Weekends and Unholy Holidays2-13 “Haul your mother into court. Accuse her! She’s no longer my wife. I’m no longer her husband.Tell her to quit dressing like a whore, displaying her breasts for sale.If she refuses, I’ll rip off her clothes and expose her, naked as a newborn.I’ll turn her skin into dried-out leather, her body into a badlands landscape, a rack of bones in the desert.I’ll have nothing to do with her children, born one and all in a whorehouse.Face it: Your mother’s been a whore, bringing bastard children into the world.She said, ‘I’m off to see my lovers! They’ll wine and dine me,Dress and caress me, perfume and adorn me!’But I’ll fix her: I’ll dump her in a field of thistles, then lose her in a dead-end alley.She’ll go on the hunt for her lovers but not bring down a single one.She’ll look high and low but won’t find a one. Then she’ll say,‘I’m going back to my husband, the one I started out with. That was a better life by far than this one.’She didn’t know that it was I all along who wined and dined and adorned her,That I was the one who dressed her up in the big-city fashions and jewelry that she wasted on wild Baal-orgies.I’m about to bring her up short: No more wining and dining! Silk lingerie and gowns are a thing of the past.I’ll expose her genitals to the public. All her fly-by-night lovers will be helpless to help her.Party time is over. I’m calling a halt to the whole business, her wild weekends and unholy holidays.I’ll wreck her sumptuous gardens and ornamental fountains, of which she bragged, ‘Whoring paid for all this!’They will soon be dumping grounds for garbage, feeding grounds for stray dogs and cats.I’ll make her pay for her indulgence in promiscuous religion— all that sensuous Baal worshipAnd all the promiscuous sex that went with it, stalking her lovers, dressed to kill,And not a thought for me.” God’s Message! To Start All Over Again14-15 “And now, here’s what I’m going to do: I’m going to start all over again.I’m taking her back out into the wilderness where we had our first date, and I’ll court her.I’ll give her bouquets of roses. I’ll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope.She’ll respond like she did as a young girl, those days when she was fresh out of Egypt. 16-20 “At that time”—this is God’s Message still— “you’ll address me, ‘Dear husband!’Never again will you address me, ‘My slave-master!’I’ll wash your mouth out with soap, get rid of all the dirty false-god names, not so much as a whisper of those names again.At the same time I’ll make a peace treaty between you and wild animals and birds and reptiles,And get rid of all weapons of war. Think of it! Safe from beasts and bullies!And then I’ll marry you for good—forever! I’ll marry you true and proper, in love and tenderness.Yes, I’ll marry you and neither leave you nor let you go. You’ll know me, God, for who I really am. 21-23 “On the very same day, I’ll answer”—this is God’s Message— “I’ll answer the sky, sky will answer earth,Earth will answer grain and wine and olive oil, and they’ll all answer Jezreel.I’ll plant her in the good earth. I’ll have mercy on No-Mercy.I’ll say to Nobody, ‘You’re my dear Somebody,’ and he’ll say ‘You’re my God!’”
[a]Say to your brothers, “[b]Ammi,” and to your sisters, “[c]Ruhamah.”
“People of Israel, call your brothers ‘My people.’ And call your sisters ‘My loved ones.’ Israel Is Punished and Brought Back to the Lord
[a]“Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’ Israel Punished and Restored
[a]‘Say of your brothers, “My people”, and of your sisters, “My loved one”. Israel punished and restored
[a]“In that day you will call your brothers Ammi—‘My people.’ And you will call your sisters Ruhamah—‘The ones I love.’ Charges against an Unfaithful Wife
Arabic
«قُولُوا لإِخْوَتِكُمْ عَمِّي (أَنْتُمْ شَعْبِي) وَلأَخَوَاتِكُمْ رُحَامَةَ (أَنَا أَرْحَمُكُم). عقاب إسرائيل واستعادتها
Danish
Men engang vil israelitterne igen blive et folk så talrigt som sandet på stranden. Og på det sted, hvor der blev sagt til dem: ‚I er ikke mit folk’, skal der siges til dem: ‚I er den levende Guds børn’.
German
Doch es kommt die Zeit, da werden die Israeliten so zahlreich sein wie der Sand am Meer; man wird sie nicht zählen können. Ich habe ihnen gesagt: Ihr seid nicht mein Volk. Dann aber werden sie ›Kinder des lebendigen Gottes‹ heißen.
Spanish
»Llamad a vuestros hermanos: “Pueblo mío”,[a] y a vuestras hermanas: “Compadecidas”.[b] Castigo y restauración de Israel
»Llamen a sus hermanos: “Pueblo mío”,[a] y a sus hermanas: “Compadecidas”.[b] Castigo y restauración de Israel
French
Mais, un jour, les Israélites |seront nombreuxcomme les grains de sable |sur le bord de la mer,que nul ne peut compter |ni mesurer.Et, au lieu même |où on leur avait dit :« Vous n’êtes pas mon peuple »,on leur dira :« Vous êtes les enfants |du Dieu vivant[a]. »
Hiligaynon
“Gani tawga ninyo ang inyo kapareho nga mga Israelinhon nga ‘Akon katawhan’[a] kag ‘Ginkaluoyan.’ ”[b] Nagpanginlalaki si Gomer
Japanese
「イズレエルよ、あなたの弟と妹の名を改めよ。弟をアミ(『今、あなたはわたしのもの』の意)、妹をルハマ(『あわれみを受けた』の意)と呼ぶのだ。神があわれみをかけようとしておられるからだ。 イスラエルへの罰と回復
Korean
“너희 형제에게는 [a]‘내 백성’ 이라 하고 너희 자매에게는 [b]‘나의 사랑하는 자’ 라 고 하라.”
nl
‘Klaag uw moeder aan, want zij is de vrouw van een ander geworden. Ik ben niet langer haar man. Laat haar ophouden zichzelf aan anderen te geven. Smeek haar te stoppen met haar overspel.
Portuguese
“Chamem a seus irmãos ‘meu povo’, e a suas irmãs ‘minhas amadas’. Castigo e Restauração de Israel
Ó Jezreel, chama o teu irmão pelo nome de Ami (meu povo) e a tua irmã pelo nome de Ruama (tem misericórdia), porque agora Deus terá misericórdia dela!
Romanian
„Spuneţi-le fraţilor voştri «Ami»[a] şi surorilor voastre – «Ruhama»[b]! Necredincioşie, pedeapsă şi promisiune cu privire la restaurare
Russian
Говорите о ваших братьях: «Мой народ», и о своих сёстрах: «Помилованная». Исраил подобен неверной жене
Говорите о ваших братьях: «Мой народ», и о своих сёстрах: «Помилованная». Исраил подобен неверной жене
Говорите о ваших братьях: «Мой народ», и о своих сёстрах: «Помилованная». Исроил подобен неверной жене
Говорите о ваших братьях: «Мой народ», и о своих сестрах: «Помилованная».Израиль подобен неверной жене
Swedish
Kalla era bröder Ammi och era systrar Ruchama.[a]
Thai
“จงเรียกน้องชายของเจ้าว่า ‘ประชากรของเรา’ และเรียกพี่สาวของเจ้าว่า ‘ผู้เป็นที่รักของเรา’ อิสราเอลถูกลงโทษและกลับสู่สภาพดี
zh-Hans
“你们要称你们的弟兄为阿米[a],要称你们的姊妹为路哈玛[b]。 对不贞之妇的控诉
你 们 要 称 你 们 的 弟 兄 为 阿 米 ( 就 是 我 民 的 意 思 ) , 称 你 们 的 姊 妹 为 路 哈 玛 ( 就 是 蒙 怜 悯 的 意 思 ) 。
zh-Hant
「你們要稱你們的弟兄為阿米[a],要稱你們的姊妹為路哈瑪[b]。 對不貞之婦的控訴