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1022 B
General Information:
Yahweh is speaking to Hosea.
lawsuit
This is a complaint by one person against another person in a court of law.
your mother
Here "mother" refers to the nation of Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
for she is not my wife
Yahweh is stating that Israel, spoken of here as a woman, is no longer acting like a wife to Yahweh. Instead Israel has turned away from following and worshiping him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
neither am I her husband
Yahweh can no longer be in relationship with the nation of Israel as a husband would be to his wife. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
her acts of adultery
A wife who is adulterous leaves her husband to sleep with another man. This is how Israel was acting toward Yahweh. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
from between her breasts
This imagery suggests that Israel is relying on the idols and not Yahweh. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)