Hosea

Hosea 11:7–8

7My people are bent on turning from Me.

Though they call to the Most High,

He will by no means exalt them.

8How could I give you up, O Ephraim?

How could I surrender you, O Israel?

How could I make you like Admah?

How could I treat you like Zeboiim?

My heart is turned within Me;

My compassion is stirred!

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Hosea 11:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
My peopleוְעַמִּ֥יwə·‘am·mîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
are bentתְלוּאִ֖יםṯə·lū·’îmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH8511 hang
on turning from Meלִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑יlim·šū·ḇā·ṯîPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH4878 turning back, apostasy
Though they callיִקְרָאֻ֔הוּyiq·rā·’u·hūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
toוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
the Most Highעַל֙‘alNoun - masculine singularH5920 height
He will by no meansלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
exalt themיְרוֹמֵם׃yə·rō·mēmVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH7311 be high, exalted, rise

Hosea 11:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Howאֵ֞יךְ’êḵInterjectionH349 How?
could I give you upאֶתֶּנְךָ֣’et·ten·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם’ep̄·ra·yimNoun - proper - masculine singularH669 Ephraim
How could I surrender youאֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙’ă·mag·gen·ḵāVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH4042 deliver up, deliver
O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
Howאֵ֚יךְ’êḵInterjectionH349 How?
could I makeאֶתֶּנְךָ֣’et·ten·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
you like Admahכְאַדְמָ֔הḵə·’aḏ·māhPreposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singularH126 Admah
How could I treatאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖’ă·śî·mə·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
you like Zeboiimכִּצְבֹאיִ֑םkiṣ·ḇō·yimPreposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6636 Tseboim, Tsebijim
My heartלִבִּ֔יlib·bîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is turnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh·paḵVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2015 turn, overturn
within Meעָלַי֙‘ā·layPreposition; first person common singularH5921 height
My compassionנִחוּמָֽי׃ni·ḥū·māyNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH5150 consoled, solace
is stirredנִכְמְר֥וּniḵ·mə·rūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3648 grow warm and tender, be or grow hot

Cross-references

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Hosea 11:7 Jeremiah 8:5 · Amos 5:4–6 · Amos 5:14–15 · Proverbs 14:14 · Hosea 14:4 · Hosea 11:2 · Psalm 78:57–58 · Psalm 81:11 · Jeremiah 3:6–8 · Hosea 7:16 · Jeremiah 3:11

Hosea 11:8 Jeremiah 31:20 · Hosea 6:4 · Matthew 23:37 · Deuteronomy 32:36 · Deuteronomy 29:23 · Jude 1:7 · 2 Samuel 24:16 · Amos 4:11 · Genesis 19:24–25 · 2 Kings 13:23 · Genesis 14:8 · 2 Peter 2:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.