Hosea

Hosea 10:11–12

11Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh;

but I will place a yoke on her fair neck.

I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow,

and Jacob will break the hard ground.

12Sow for yourselves righteousness

and reap the fruit of loving devotion;

break up your unplowed ground.

For it is time to seek the LORD

until He comes and sends righteousness

upon you like rain.

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Hosea 10:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֜יִםwə·’ep̄·ra·yimConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH669 Ephraim
is a well-trainedמְלֻמָּדָה֙mə·lum·mā·ḏāhVerb - Pual - Participle - feminine singularH3925 exercise in, learn
heiferעֶגְלָ֤ה‘eḡ·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5697 heifer
that lovesאֹהַ֣בְתִּי’ō·haḇ·tîVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructH157 love
to threshלָד֔וּשׁlā·ḏūšPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1758 tread, thresh
but Iוַאֲנִ֣יwa·’ă·nîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
will place a yokeעָבַ֔רְתִּי‘ā·ḇar·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
her fairט֖וּבṭūḇNoun - masculine singular constructH2898 good things, goods, goodness
neckצַוָּארָ֑הּṣaw·wā·rāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH6677 neck, back of neck
I will harnessאַרְכִּ֤יב’ar·kîḇVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH7392 mount and ride, ride
Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙’ep̄·ra·yimNoun - proper - masculine singularH669 Ephraim
Judahיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
will plowיַחֲר֣וֹשׁya·ḥă·rō·wōšVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
will break the hard groundיְשַׂדֶּד־yə·śad·deḏ-Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7702 harrow

Hosea 10:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sowזִרְע֨וּzir·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH2232 sow, scatter seed
for yourselvesלָכֶ֤םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
righteousnessלִצְדָקָה֙liṣ·ḏā·qāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH6666 righteousness
and reap the fruitקִצְר֣וּqiṣ·rūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7114 be short
of loving devotionחֶ֔סֶדḥe·seḏNoun - masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness
break upנִ֥ירוּnî·rūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH5214 break up, freshly till
yourלָכֶ֖םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
unplowed groundנִ֑ירnîrNoun - masculine singularH5215 the tillable, untilled or fallow ground
Forוְעֵת֙wə·‘êṯConjunctive waw; Noun - common singularH6256 time
to seekלִדְר֣וֹשׁliḏ·rō·wōšPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1875 resort to, seek
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
untilעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
He comesיָב֕וֹאyā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
and sends righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקṣe·ḏeqNoun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
upon youלָכֶֽם׃lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
like rainוְיֹרֶ֥הwə·yō·rehConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3384 throw, shoot

Cross-references

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Hosea 10:11 Hosea 4:16 · Jeremiah 50:11 · Deuteronomy 25:4

Hosea 10:12 Jeremiah 4:3–4 · James 3:18 · Isaiah 45:8 · Proverbs 11:18 · Isaiah 55:6 · Hosea 6:3 · Jeremiah 29:12–14 · Isaiah 44:3 · Psalm 105:4 · Ecclesiastes 11:6 · Amos 5:15 · Zephaniah 2:1–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.