Hosea

Hosea 12:1

¹Ephraim^a feeds on the wind

and pursues the east wind all day long;

he multiplies lies and violence;

he makes a covenant with Assyria

and sends olive oil to Egypt.

Footnotes

a 12:1 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verses 8 and 14

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֜יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
feeds on	רֹעֶ֥ה	rō·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
the wind	ר֙וּחַ֙	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
and pursues	וְרֹדֵ֣ף	wə·rō·ḏêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
the east wind	קָדִ֔ים	qā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine singular	H6921 East, east wind
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
day long	הַיּ֕וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
he multiplies	יַרְבֶּ֑ה	yar·beh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
lies	כָּזָ֥ב	kā·zāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing
and violence	וָשֹׁ֖ד	wā·šōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
he makes	יִכְרֹ֔תוּ	yiḵ·rō·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
a covenant	וּבְרִית֙	ū·ḇə·rîṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Assyria	אַשּׁ֣וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
and sends	יוּבָֽל׃	yū·ḇāl	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2986 conduct, bear along
olive oil	וְשֶׁ֖מֶן	wə·še·men	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
to Egypt	לְמִצְרַ֥יִם	lə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hosea 11:12 · Hosea 5:13 · Hosea 8:7 · Ezekiel 17:10 · Jeremiah 22:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.