1:2 sdkv What kind of wife did Yahweh tell Hosea to take for himself? Yahweh told him to take for himself a wife who was a prostitute.
1:4 g3h4 Why should Hosea call the name of his first son Jezreel? Hosea should call his name Jezreel. For in a little while Yahweh will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed at Jezreel.
1:7 qoyl On whom will Yahweh have mercy? Yahweh will have mercy on the house of Judah.
1:9 w57a Why should Hosea call the name of his second son Lo Ammi? Hosea should call his name Lo Ammi, for the Israelites were no longer his people.
1:10 und2 What will be said to those who formerly were not Yahweh’s people? It will be said to them that they were people of the living God.
2:2-3 gkrr What will Yahweh do if Israel does not put away her prostitution? If Israel does not put away her prostitution, Yahweh will strip her naked and show her nakedness as on the day that she was born.
2:4 v5br Why will Yahweh not have any mercy on Israel’s children? Yahweh will not have any mercy on her children, for they were children of prostitution.
2:7 so58 Why will Israel return to her first husband? Israel will return to her first husband, for was it better for her then than it now.
2:8 zv53 Who lavished on Israel silver and gold? Yahweh lavished on her silver and gold.
2:10 b0pd What will Yahweh do to Israel in the sight of her lovers? Yahweh will strip her naked in the sight of her lovers.
2:12 p5an What wages did Israel’s lovers give her? Israel’s lovers gave her vines and fig trees.
2:15 zx37 How will the prostitute answer Yahweh after he goes to win her back? She will answer him as she did in the days of her youth, as in the days that she came out of the land of Egypt.
2:16 x82o In that day, what will Israel call Yahweh? She will call him ‘My husband,’ and no longer, ‘My Baal.’
2:18 t83h What will Yahweh make his people do? He will make them lie down in safety.
2:19 dfqq For how long will Yahweh promise to be his people’s husband? Yahweh will promise to be their husband forever.
2:22 k6wq What will the new wine and the oil answer? The new wine and the oil will answer Jezreel.
3:4-5 likd After the people of Israel live for many days without a king, who will they seek? After the people of Israel live for many days without a king, they will seek Yahweh their God and David their king.
4:1 dlzx Against whom did Yahweh have a lawsuit? Yahweh had a lawsuit against the inhabitants of the land.
4:3 eu31 What was happening to every one who was living in the land? Every one who was living in it was wasting away.
4:5 sidu Who will stumble by night? The prophets will stumble by night.
4:6 ssld Why will Yahweh forget the children of the people of Israel? Yahweh will forget the children of the people of Israel because they forgot the Law of God.
4:9 ij70 How will the people act? They will act like the priests.
4:11 mofy What things took away the understanding of the people? Sexual promiscuity, wine, and new wine took away their understanding.
4:14 pvgk Why will Yahweh not punish the people’s daughters when they choose to commit sexual immorality? Yahweh will not punish the people’s daughters when they choose to commit sexual immorality, for the men also give themselves to the prostitutes.
4:15 rg3h Where should the people not go? They should not go to Gilgal or Beth Aven.
4:18 tmc1 What did Ephraim do even when their strong drink was gone? Ephraim continued to commit adultery even when their strong drink was gone.
5:2 o6f6 Where did the rebels stand? The rebels stood deep in slaughter.
5:4 feny What will not allow Ephraim to turn to their God? Ephraim’s deeds will not allow them to turn to their God.
5:6 wam3 Why will Israel, Ephraim, and Judah not find Yahweh? Israel, Ephraim, and Judah will not find Yahweh, for he has withdrawn himself from them.
5:9 w2sb Who declared that Ephraim will become a desolation? Yahweh declared that Ephraim will become a desolation.
5:10 cd9c On whom will Yahweh pour his wrath? Yahweh will pour his wrath on the leaders of Judah.
5:13 uf4n When did Ephraim go to Assyria? When Ephraim saw his sickness, then he went to Assyria.
5:15 nuw7 For how long will Yahweh go and return to his place? Yahweh will go and return to his place until Ephraim and Judah acknowledge their guilt and seek his face; until they earnestly seek him in their distress.
6:1 ruwc Although Yahweh tore his people to pieces, what will he then do? Although he tore them to pieces, he will heal them.
6:2 nuri When will Yahweh raise up his people? He will raise them up on the third day.
6:4 oj4u What was the faithfulness of Ephraim and Judah like? Their faithfulness was like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early.
6:6 zlc6 What did God desire? God desired faithfulness and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of him more than burnt offerings.
6:9 ujts In what way did the priests band together to commit murder on the way to Shechem? As gangs of robbers wait for someone, so the priests banded together to commit murder on the way to Shechem.
6:11 luo4 What was appointed to Judah when Yahweh will restore the fortunes of his people? A harvest was appointed, when Yahweh will restore the fortunes of his people.
8:1 h2wi Why was an eagle coming over the house of Yahweh? An eagle was coming over the house of Yahweh because the people broke his covenant and rebelled against his Law.
8:4 ya5l With what did the people make idols for themselves? With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves.
8:7 ctod What happened when people sowed the wind? People sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind.
8:10 scvf What will Yahweh do even though the people hired lovers among the nations? Even though they hired lovers among the nations, Yahweh will gather them together.
8:12 n59h If Yahweh wrote down his Law for them ten thousand times, how would they view it? If Yahweh wrote down his Law for them ten thousand times, they would view it as something strange to them.
8:13 eiih How will Yahweh punish the people’s sins? He will punish their sins by returning them to Egypt.
9:1 kjqn What did Israel love to pay? Israel loved to pay the wages a prostitute required on all the threshing floors.
9:4 obry What will Ephraim’s sacrifices be to them like? Their sacrifices will be to them like mourners’ food: all who eat it will be defiled.
9:6 k309 If the people escaped from destruction, what will happen? If the people escaped from destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them.
9:7 lop6 What days were coming? The days for punishment were coming. The days for retribution were coming.
9:8 eh7v What was on the prophet’s paths? A bird’s snare was on his paths.
9:10 zfxc After the fathers went to Baal Peor, what did they become like? After the fathers went to Baal Peor, they became as detestable as the idol they loved.
9:11 mcuk What will happen to Ephraim’s glory? Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird.
9:14 bcws What will Yahweh give Ephraim? Yahweh will give them a miscarrying womb and breasts that give no milk.
9:15 lxz6 Why will Yahweh drive Ephraim out of his house? Because of their sinful deeds, Yahweh will drive them out of his house.
9:16 bxa7 What would happen even if Ephraim had children? Even if they had children, Yahweh would put their beloved children to death.
10:1 qr55 What happened as Israel’s fruit increased? As his fruit increased, the more altars he built.
10:4 ee42 How did Israel make covenants? Israel made covenants by swearing falsely.
10:6 q4lk Why will the inhabitants of Samaria be carried to Assyria? They will be carried to Assyria for a present for the great king.
10:8 wjpa What will grow over the altar? Thorns and thistles will grow over the altar.
10:11 b5vz Why will Yahweh put a yoke on Ephraim’s fair neck? Because Ephraim was a trained heifer that loves to thresh the grain, Yahweh will put a yoke on her fair neck.
10:12 ab1k For how long should the people seek Yahweh? They should seek Yahweh until he comes and rains righteousness on them.
10:14 xkqr What happened to mothers with their children when Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel? When Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel, mothers were dashed to pieces with their children.
11:1 a874 From where did Yahweh call Israel when Israel was a young man? When Israel was a young man, Yahweh called him out of Egypt.
11:3 yuro Who lifted Ephraim up by their arms? Yahweh lifted them up by their arms.
11:7 bd45 What were Yahweh’s people determined to do? Yahweh’s people were determined to turn away from him.
11:9 b2x2 Why will Yahweh not again destroy Ephraim? Yahweh will not again destroy Ephraim, for he is God and not a man.
11:10-11 poow How will the people come? The people will come trembling from the west like a bird from Egypt, like a dove from the land of Assyria.
14:1 m4fj Why did Israel fall? Israel fell because of their sin.
14:3 gob1 Why will Israel not say to the work of their hands, “You are our gods”? Israel will not say to the work of their hands, “You are our gods,” for in Yahweh the fatherless person finds compassion.
14:4 cx34 When will Yahweh heal Israel? Yahweh will heal them when they turn back to him.
14:7 ke0k What will the people’s fame be like? Their fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.