Hosea 2:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Contendרִ֤יבוּ
(ri·vu)
7378: to strive, contenda prim. root
with your mother,בְאִמְּכֶם֙
(ve·'im·me·chem)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
contend,רִ֔יבוּ
(ri·vu,)
7378: to strive, contenda prim. root
For she is not my wife,אִשְׁתִּ֔י
(ish·ti,)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
and I am not her husband;אִישָׁ֑הּ
(i·shah;)
376: manfrom an unused word
And let her put awayוְתָסֵ֤ר
(ve·ta·ser)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
her harlotryזְנוּנֶ֙יהָ֙
(ze·nu·nei·ha)
2183: fornicationfrom zanah
from her faceמִפָּנֶ֔יה
(mip·pa·neih,)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
And her adulteryוְנַאֲפוּפֶ֖יהָ
(ve·na·'a·fu·fei·ha)
5005: adulteryfrom naaph
from betweenמִבֵּ֥ין
(mib·bein)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
her breasts,שָׁדֶֽיהָ׃
(sha·dei·ha.)
7699a: (female) breastfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Plead
riyb  (reeb)
to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
with your mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
plead
riyb  (reeb)
to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
for she is not my wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
neither am I her husband
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
let her therefore put away
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
her whoredoms
zanuwn  (zaw-noon')
adultery; figuratively, idolatry -- whoredom.
out of her sight
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
and her adulteries
na'aphuwph  (nah-af-oof')
adultery -- adultery.
from between her breasts
shad  (shad)
the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging) -- breast, pap, teat.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Contend with your mother, contend, For she is not my wife, and I am not her husband; And let her put away her harlotry from her face And her adultery from between her breasts,

King James Bible
Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Rebuke your mother; rebuke her. For she is not My wife and I am not her husband. Let her remove the promiscuous look from her face and her adultery from between her breasts.

International Standard Version
"Call your mother to account, call her— for she is not my wife, and I'm not her husband. Let her do away with her seductive looks and remove her adultery from between her breasts.

NET Bible
Plead earnestly with your mother (for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband), so that she might put an end to her adulterous lifestyle, and turn away from her sexually immoral behavior.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Plead with your mother; plead with her. She no longer acts like my wife. She no longer treats me like her husband. Tell her to stop acting like a prostitute. Tell her to remove the lovers from between her breasts.

King James 2000 Bible
Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her harlotry out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
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