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God is speaking to Hosea.
lawsuit
a complaint by one person against another person in a court of law
your mother
This refers to Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
for she is not my wife
Yahweh is stating that Israel (she) is no longer acting like a wife to Yahweh. Instead Israel has turned away from following and worshiping Yahweh. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
and 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)
and her acts of adultery
A wife who is adulterous leaves her husband to have a sexual relationship with another man. This shows how Israel was acting with Yahweh.
from between her breasts
This imagery shows that Israel is relying on the idols and not Yahweh. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
I will strip her naked and show her nakedness as on the day that she was born
Israel has turned away from Yahweh, they will no longer have Yahweh's protection around them and his provision for them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
I will make her like the wilderness
Yahweh will change Israel to resemble the wilderness. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
and I will make her die from thirst
Here "thirst" refers to the need to worship and rely on Yahweh, not idols, or Israel will not be able to survive as a nation. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)