Hosea

Hosea 13:3

³Therefore they will be like the morning mist,

like the early dew that vanishes,

like chaff blown from a threshing floor,

like smoke through an open window.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
they will be	יִֽהְיוּ֙	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like the morning	בֹּ֔קֶר	bō·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
mist	כַּעֲנַן־	ka·‘ă·nan-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
like the early	מַשְׁכִּ֣ים	maš·kîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7925 start, rise, early
dew	וְכַטַּ֖ל	wə·ḵaṭ·ṭal	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2919 night-mist, dew
that vanishes	הֹלֵ֑ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
like chaff	כְּמֹץ֙	kə·mōṣ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H4671 chaff
blown	יְסֹעֵ֣ר	yə·sō·‘êr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5590 storm, rage
from a threshing floor	מִגֹּ֔רֶן	mig·gō·ren	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H1637 threshing-floor
like smoke	וּכְעָשָׁ֖ן	ū·ḵə·‘ā·šān	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6227 smoke
through an open window	מֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃	mê·’ă·rub·bāh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H699 lattice, window, sluice

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.