Hosea

Hosea 13:5–6

⁵I knew you in the wilderness,

in the land of drought.

⁶When they had pasture,

they became satisfied;

when they were satisfied,

their hearts became proud,

and as a result they forgot Me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
knew you	יְדַעְתִּ֖יךָ	yə·ḏa‘·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3045 know
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
in the land	בְּאֶ֖רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of drought	תַּלְאֻבֽוֹת׃	tal·’u·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8514 drought

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they had pasture	כְּמַרְעִיתָם֙	kə·mar·‘î·ṯām	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4830 pasturing, shepherding, pasturage
they became satisfied	וַיִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּ	way·yiś·bā·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
when they were satisfied	שָׂבְע֖וּ	śā·ḇə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
their hearts	לִבָּ֑ם	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
became proud	וַיָּ֣רָם	way·yā·rām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
and as a result	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
they forgot Me	שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃	šə·ḵê·ḥū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H7911 forget

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Hosea 13:5 Deuteronomy 32:10 · Deuteronomy 2:7 · Deuteronomy 8:15 · Psalm 142:3 · Galatians 4:9 · Exodus 2:25 · Jeremiah 2:2 · Nahum 1:7 · Psalm 63:1 · Jeremiah 2:6 · 1 Corinthians 8:3 · Psalm 1:6

Hosea 13:6 Deuteronomy 32:13–15 · Deuteronomy 8:12–14 · Psalm 10:4 · Deuteronomy 6:10–12 · Nehemiah 9:35 · Deuteronomy 32:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.