Hosea
Hosea 1:4
4Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel,b for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
Footnotes
- b 1:4 Jezreel means God sows; also in verse 11.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֵלָ֔יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Name him | קְרָ֥א | qə·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Jezreel | יִזְרְעֶ֑אל | yiz·rə·‘el | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3157 Jizreel |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| soon | ע֣וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| I will bring | וּפָ֨קַדְתִּ֜י | ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| the bloodshed | דְּמֵ֤י | də·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1818 blood |
| of Jezreel | יִזְרְעֶאל֙ | yiz·rə·‘el | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3157 Jizreel |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Jehu | יֵה֔וּא | yê·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3058 Jehu |
| and I will put an end | וְהִ֨שְׁבַּתִּ֔י | wə·hiš·bat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
| to the kingdom | מַמְלְכ֖וּת | mam·lə·ḵūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4468 kingdom, dominion, reign |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 10:10–11 · 2 Kings 10:7–8 · Jeremiah 3:8 · 2 Kings 17:6–23 · 2 Kings 9:24–25 · 2 Kings 10:29–31 · Hosea 1:6 · Hosea 1:9 · 2 Kings 18:9–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.