Hosea
Hosea 14:3
3Assyria will not save us,
nor will we ride on horses.
We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’
to the work of our own hands.
For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assyria | אַשּׁ֣וּר׀ | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| save us | יוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נוּ | yō·wō·šî·‘ê·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H3467 deliver |
| nor will we | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| ride | נִרְכָּ֔ב | nir·kāḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| horses | סוּס֙ | sūs | Noun - masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| We will never again | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| say | נֹ֥אמַר | nō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| Our gods | אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| to the work | לְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | lə·ma·‘ă·śêh | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of our own hands | יָדֵ֑ינוּ | yā·ḏê·nū | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural | H3027 hand |
| For | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| in You | בְּךָ֖ | bə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| the fatherless | יָתֽוֹם׃ | yā·ṯō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3490 orphan |
| find compassion | יְרֻחַ֥ם | yə·ru·ḥam | Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7355 love |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 10:14 · Psalm 68:5 · John 14:18 · Isaiah 31:1 · Psalm 33:17 · Hosea 2:17 · Isaiah 30:16 · Hosea 5:13 · Hosea 14:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.