Hosea
Hosea 11:8
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!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | אֵ֞יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| could I give you up | אֶתֶּנְךָ֣ | ’et·ten·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| O Ephraim | אֶפְרַ֗יִם | ’ep̄·ra·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| How could I surrender you | אֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙ | ’ă·mag·gen·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H4042 deliver up, deliver |
| O Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| How | אֵ֚יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| could I make | אֶתֶּנְךָ֣ | ’et·ten·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you like Admah | כְאַדְמָ֔ה | ḵə·’aḏ·māh | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H126 Admah |
| How could I treat | אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖ | ’ă·śî·mə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| you like Zeboiim | כִּצְבֹאיִ֑ם | kiṣ·ḇō·yim | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6636 Tseboim, Tsebijim |
| My heart | לִבִּ֔י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| is turned | נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ | neh·paḵ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| within Me | עָלַי֙ | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| My compassion | נִחוּמָֽי׃ | ni·ḥū·māy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5150 consoled, solace |
| is stirred | נִכְמְר֥וּ | niḵ·mə·rū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3648 grow warm and tender, be or grow hot |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.