Hosea

Hosea 10:12–13

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.

13You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice;

you have eaten the fruit of lies.

Because you have trusted in your own way

and in the multitude of your mighty men,

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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

Hosea 10:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You have plowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּם־ḥă·raš·tem-Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
wickednessרֶ֛שַׁעre·ša‘Noun - masculine singularH7562 wickedness
and reapedקְצַרְתֶּ֖םqə·ṣar·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH7114 be short
injusticeעַוְלָ֥תָה‘aw·lā·ṯāhNoun - feminine singularH5766 injustice, unrighteousness
you have eatenאֲכַלְתֶּ֣ם’ă·ḵal·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH398 eat
the fruitפְּרִי־pə·rî-Noun - masculine singular constructH6529 fruit
of liesכָ֑חַשׁḵā·ḥašNoun - masculine singularH3585 lying
Becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you have trustedבָטַ֥חְתָּḇā·ṭaḥ·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH982 trust
in your own wayבְדַרְכְּךָ֖ḇə·ḏar·kə·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and in the multitudeבְּרֹ֥בbə·rōḇPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
of your mighty menגִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃gib·bō·w·re·ḵāAdjective - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1368 strong, mighty

Cross-references

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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

Hosea 10:13 Job 4:8 · Galatians 6:7–8 · Proverbs 22:8 · Proverbs 1:31 · Hosea 8:7 · Proverbs 18:20–21 · Psalm 62:10 · Proverbs 19:5 · Hosea 7:3 · Proverbs 12:19 · Ecclesiastes 9:11 · Psalm 33:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.