Hosea
Hosea 11:2
2But the more I called Israel,
the farther they departed from Me.b
They sacrificed to the Baals
and burned incense to carved images.
Footnotes
- b 11:2 LXX; Hebrew The more they called them, the more they went from them.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the more I called | קָרְא֖וּ | qā·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the farther | כֵּ֚ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| they departed | הָלְכ֣וּ | hā·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| from Me | מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם | mip·pə·nê·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| They sacrificed | יְזַבֵּ֔חוּ | yə·zab·bê·ḥū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| to the Baals | לַבְּעָלִ֣ים | lab·bə·‘ā·lîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| and burned incense | יְקַטֵּרֽוּן׃ | yə·qaṭ·ṭê·rūn | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| to carved images | וְלַפְּסִלִ֖ים | wə·lap·pə·si·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6456 id. |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 18:15 · Hosea 2:13 · Isaiah 65:7 · Hosea 11:7 · John 3:19 · 2 Kings 17:13–16 · Hosea 13:1–2 · Acts 7:51
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.