Hosea 2:14
Future Repentance and Restoration of Israel
14 However, in the future I will allure her; ▼▼ The participle מְפַתֶּיהָ (mefatteha, Piel participle masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix from פָּתָה, patah, “to allure”) following the deictic particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “Now!”) describes an event that will occur in the immediate or near future.
I will lead ▼
▼ Following the future-time referent participle (מְפַתֶּיהָ, mefatteha) there is a string of perfects introduced by vav consecutive that refer to future events.
her back into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.
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