Hosea

Hosea 10:8

⁸The high places of Aven^e will be destroyed—

it is the sin of Israel;

thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars.

Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”

and to the hills, “Fall on us!”^f

Footnotes

e 10:8 Or of wickedness; Aven is a reference to Beth-aven (a derogatory term for Bethel); see verse 5.
f 10:8 Cited in Luke 23:30|LUK 23:30; see also Revelation 6:16.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The high places	בָּמ֣וֹת	bā·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1116 high place
of Aven	אָ֗וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
will be destroyed	וְנִשְׁמְד֞וּ	wə·niš·mə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
the sin	חַטַּאת֙	ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
thorns	ק֣וֹץ	qō·wṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6975 thornbush, thorn
and thistles	וְדַרְדַּ֔ר	wə·ḏar·dar	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1863 thistles
will overgrow	יַעֲלֶ֖ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
their altars	מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑ם	miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4196 altar
Then they will say	וְאָמְר֤וּ	wə·’ā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
to the mountains	לֶֽהָרִים֙	le·hā·rîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Cover us	כַּסּ֔וּנוּ	kas·sū·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common plural	H3680 cover
and to the hills	וְלַגְּבָע֖וֹת	wə·lag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill
Fall	נִפְל֥וּ	nip̄·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
on us	עָלֵֽינוּ׃ס	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height

Cross-references

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Revelation 6:16 · Luke 23:30 · Isaiah 2:19 · 1 Kings 12:28–30 · Hosea 9:6 · Amos 8:14 · Isaiah 32:13 · Deuteronomy 9:21 · 1 Kings 14:16 · Hosea 4:13 · 2 Chronicles 34:5–7 · 2 Chronicles 31:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.