Hosea
Hosea 1:7
7Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them — not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| I will have compassion | אֲרַחֵ֔ם | ’ă·ra·ḥêm | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7355 love |
| on the house | בֵּ֤ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and I will save them | וְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖ים | wə·hō·wō·ša‘·tîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H3467 deliver |
| not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| by bow | בְּקֶ֤שֶׁת | bə·qe·šeṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H7198 bow |
| or sword | וּבְחֶ֙רֶב֙ | ū·ḇə·ḥe·reḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| or war | וּבְמִלְחָמָ֔ה | ū·ḇə·mil·ḥā·māh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| not by horses | בְּסוּסִ֖ים | bə·sū·sîm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
| and cavalry | וּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ | ū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural | H6571 horse, steed |
| but by the LORD | בַּיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| their God | אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 4:6 · Isaiah 12:2 · 2 Kings 19:35 · Psalm 44:3–6 · Hosea 11:12 · Isaiah 7:14 · Zechariah 2:6–11 · Zechariah 9:9–10 · Jeremiah 23:5–6 · Titus 3:4–6 · Matthew 1:21–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.