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Introduction to Hosea 2:3 Hosea 2:3 (in the Hebrew text) is part of a larger prophetic rebuke where YHWH warns Israel of the consequences of her spiritual unfaithfulness. The verse employs vivid metaphors—exposing Israel as a naked woman, a barren wilderness, and a land of thirst—to illustrate the severity of divine judgment. This passage also contains a series of jussive and cohortative verbs, which express divine intention and the certainty of impending punishment. The progression of verbs intensifies the severity of judgment, moving from shame (nudity) to desolation (wilderness) to death (thirst).… Learn Hebrew