Hosea

Hosea 10:12

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Sow	זִרְע֨וּ	zir·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2232 sow, scatter seed
for yourselves	לָכֶ֤ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
righteousness	לִצְדָקָה֙	liṣ·ḏā·qāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
and reap the fruit	קִצְר֣וּ	qiṣ·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7114 be short
of loving devotion	חֶ֔סֶד	ḥe·seḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
break up	נִ֥ירוּ	nî·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5214 break up, freshly till
your	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
unplowed ground	נִ֑יר	nîr	Noun - masculine singular	H5215 the tillable, untilled or fallow ground
For	וְעֵת֙	wə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to seek	לִדְר֣וֹשׁ	liḏ·rō·wōš	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1875 resort to, seek
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
He comes	יָב֕וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and sends righteousness	צֶ֖דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
upon you	לָכֶֽם׃	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
like rain	וְיֹרֶ֥ה	wə·yō·reh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3384 throw, shoot

Cross-references

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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.