Hosea

Hosea 12:7–9

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.”

⁹But I am the LORD your God

ever since the land of Egypt.

I will again make you dwell in tents,

as in the days of the appointed feast.

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
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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I	וְאָנֹכִ֛י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
ever since the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
I will again make you dwell	אוֹשִֽׁיבְךָ֥	’ō·wō·šî·ḇə·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in tents	בָאֳהָלִ֖ים	ḇā·’o·hā·lîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H168 tent
as in the days	כִּימֵ֥י	kî·mê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of the appointed feast	מוֹעֵֽד׃	mō·w·‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting

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

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

Hosea 12:9 Hosea 13:4 · Leviticus 23:40–43 · Psalm 81:10 · Zechariah 14:16–19 · 2 Samuel 7:2 · Nehemiah 8:15–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.