Hosea
Hosea 14:5–6
5I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like the lily
and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
6His shoots will sprout,
and his splendor will be like the olive tree,
his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.
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.
Hosea 14:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will be | אֶהְיֶ֤ה | ’eh·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like the dew | כַטַּל֙ | ḵaṭ·ṭal | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2919 night-mist, dew |
| to Israel | לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | lə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| he will blossom | יִפְרַ֖ח | yip̄·raḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6524 bud, sprout, shoot |
| like the lily | כַּשּֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה | kaš·šō·wō·šan·nāh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular | H7799 lily |
| and take | וְיַ֥ךְ | wə·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| root | שָׁרָשָׁ֖יו | šā·rā·šāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H8328 root |
| like the cedars of Lebanon | כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ | kal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
Hosea 14:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| His shoots | יֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יו | yō·nə·qō·w·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3127 young shoot, twig |
| will sprout | יֵֽלְכוּ֙ | yê·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and his splendor | הוֹד֑וֹ | hō·w·ḏōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1935 splendour, majesty, vigour |
| will be | וִיהִ֥י | wî·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like the olive tree | כַזַּ֖יִת | ḵaz·za·yiṯ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
| his fragrance | וְרֵ֥יחַֽ | wə·rê·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7381 scent, odour |
| like | כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ | kal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 14:5 Isaiah 35:2 · Ephesians 3:17 · Isaiah 27:6 · Matthew 6:28 · Isaiah 26:19 · Isaiah 44:3 · Job 29:19 · Micah 5:7 · 2 Kings 19:30 · 2 Samuel 23:4 · Psalm 72:6 · Deuteronomy 32:2
Hosea 14:6 Psalm 52:8 · Psalm 128:3 · Philippians 4:18 · Romans 11:16–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.