Hosea
Hosea 12:7–8
7A merchant loves to defraud
with dishonest scales in his hands.
8And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become!
I have found wealth for myself.
In all my labors, they can find in me
no iniquity that is sinful.”
Word by word
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Hosea 12:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A merchant | כְּנַ֗עַן | kə·na·‘an | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3667 Canaan |
| loves | אָהֵֽב׃ | ’ā·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H157 love |
| to defraud | לַעֲשֹׁ֥ק | la·‘ă·šōq | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6231 oppress, wrong, extort |
| with dishonest | מִרְמָ֖ה | mir·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4820 deceit, treachery |
| scales | מֹאזְנֵ֥י | mō·zə·nê | Noun - masculine dual construct | H3976 balances, scales |
| in his hands | בְּיָד֛וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Hosea 12:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Ephraim | אֶפְרַ֔יִם | ’ep̄·ra·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| boasts | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| How rich I have become | עָשַׁ֔רְתִּי | ‘ā·šar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6238 be or become rich |
| I have found | מָצָ֥אתִי | mā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| wealth | א֖וֹן | ’ō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H202 vigour, wealth |
| for myself | לִ֑י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| In all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my labors | יְגִיעַ֕י | yə·ḡî·‘ay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H3018 toil, product |
| they can find | יִמְצְאוּ־ | yim·ṣə·’ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| in me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| iniquity | עָוֺ֥ן | ‘ā·wōn | Noun - common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| sinful | חֵֽטְא׃ | ḥêṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H2399 sin |
Cross-references
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Hosea 12:7 Amos 8:5–6 · Micah 6:10–11 · Proverbs 11:1 · Zechariah 14:21 · Amos 4:1 · Amos 5:11 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · Ezekiel 22:29 · John 2:16 · Proverbs 16:11 · Amos 2:7 · James 5:4
Hosea 12:8 Revelation 3:17 · Psalm 62:10 · Deuteronomy 8:17 · Psalm 52:7 · Isaiah 10:13–14 · Psalm 49:6 · Proverbs 30:12 · Job 31:24–25 · Zechariah 11:5 · Proverbs 30:20 · 1 Timothy 6:5 · Luke 16:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.