Hosea

Hosea 10:12–15

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,

14the roar of battle will rise against your people,

so that all your fortresses will be demolished

as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel

in the day of battle,

when mothers were dashed to pieces

along with their children.

15Thus it will be done to you, O Bethel,

because of your great wickedness.

When the day dawns,

the king of Israel will be utterly cut off.

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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

Hosea 10:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the roar of battleשָׁאוֹן֮šā·’ō·wnNoun - masculine singularH7588 roar
will riseוְקָ֣אםwə·qāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
against your peopleבְּעַמֶּךָ֒bə·‘am·me·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5971 people
so that allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
your fortressesמִבְצָרֶ֣יךָmiḇ·ṣā·re·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH4013 fortification
will be demolishedיוּשַּׁ֔דyūš·šaḏVerb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
as Shalmanשַֽׁלְמַ֛ןšal·manNoun - proper - masculine singularH8020 Shalman
devastatedכְּשֹׁ֧דkə·šōḏPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
Beth-arbelאַֽרְבֵ֖אל’ar·ḇêlNoun - proper - feminine singularH1009 Beth-Arbel
in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil·ḥā·māhNoun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
when mothersאֵ֥ם’êmNoun - feminine singularH517 mother
were dashed to piecesרֻטָּֽשָׁה׃ruṭ·ṭā·šāhVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singularH7376 dash in pieces
along withעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
their childrenבָּנִ֖יםbā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son

Hosea 10:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thusכָּ֗כָהkā·ḵāhAdverbH3602 thus
it will be doneעָשָׂ֤ה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
to youלָכֶם֙lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
O Bethelאֵ֔ל’êlNoun - proper - feminine singularH1008 Bethel
because ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
your greatרָֽעַתְכֶ֑םrā·‘aṯ·ḵemNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH7451 bad, evil
wickednessרָעַ֣תrā·‘aṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7451 bad, evil
When the day dawnsבַּשַּׁ֕חַרbaš·ša·ḥarPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7837 dawn
the kingמֶ֥לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
will be utterly cut offנִדְמֹ֥הniḏ·mōhVerb - Nifal - Infinitive absoluteH1820 cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy

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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

Hosea 10:14 Hosea 13:16 · Habakkuk 1:10 · 2 Kings 18:9–10

Hosea 10:15 Hosea 10:5 · Romans 7:13 · Amos 7:9–17 · Hosea 10:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.