Hosea

Hosea 12:11–14

¹¹Is there iniquity in Gilead?

They will surely come to nothing.

Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?

Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones

in the furrows of the field.

¹²Jacob fled to the land of Aram^e

and Israel worked for a wife —

for a wife he tended sheep.

¹³But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt,

and by a prophet he was preserved.

¹⁴Ephraim has provoked bitter anger,

so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him

and repay him for his contempt.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is there	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
iniquity	אָ֙וֶן֙	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
Gilead	גִּלְעָ֥ד	gil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
They will surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
come	הָי֔וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to nothing	שָׁ֣וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
Do they sacrifice	זִבֵּ֑חוּ	zib·bê·ḥū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
bulls	שְׁוָרִ֣ים	šə·wā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7794 head of cattle
in Gilgal	בַּגִּלְגָּ֖ל	bag·gil·gāl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal
Indeed	גַּ֤ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
their altars	מִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙	miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4196 altar
heaps of stones	כְּגַלִּ֔ים	kə·ḡal·lîm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H1530 heap, wave, billow
in	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the furrows	תַּלְמֵ֥י	tal·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8525 furrow
of the field	שָׂדָֽי׃	śā·ḏāy	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
fled	וַיִּבְרַ֥ח	way·yiḇ·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
to the land	שְׂדֵ֣ה	śə·ḏêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7704 id.
of Aram	אֲרָ֑ם	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram
and Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
worked	וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ד	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
for a wife	בְּאִשָּׁ֔ה	bə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
for a wife	וּבְאִשָּׁ֖ה	ū·ḇə·’iš·šāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
he tended	שָׁמָֽר׃	šā·mār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But by a prophet	וּבְנָבִ֕יא	ū·ḇə·nā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
brought	הֶעֱלָ֧ה	he·‘ĕ·lāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
out of Egypt	מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם	mim·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and by a prophet	וּבְנָבִ֖יא	ū·ḇə·nā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
he was preserved	נִשְׁמָֽר׃	niš·mār	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֖יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
has provoked bitter	תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים	tam·rū·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8563 bitterness
anger	הִכְעִ֥יס	hiḵ·‘îs	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3707 be vexed, angry
so his Lord	אֲדֹנָֽיו׃	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
will leave	יִטּ֔וֹשׁ	yiṭ·ṭō·wōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5203 leave, forsake, permit
his bloodguilt	וְדָמָיו֙	wə·ḏā·māw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1818 blood
upon him	עָלָ֣יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and repay	יָשִׁ֥יב	yā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
for his contempt	וְחֶ֨רְפָּת֔וֹ	wə·ḥer·pā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2781 reproach