Hosea

Hosea 14:8

⁸O Ephraim,^b what have I to do

anymore with idols?

It is I who answer and watch over him.

I am like a flourishing cypress;^c

your fruit comes from Me.

Footnotes

b 14:8 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel
c 14:8 Or pine or juniper or fir

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֕יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have I to do	לִּ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
anymore	ע֖וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
with idols	לָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים	lā·‘ă·ṣab·bîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6091 idol
It is I	אֲנִ֧י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
who answer	עָנִ֣יתִי	‘ā·nî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
and watch over him	וַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּ	wa·’ă·šū·ren·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7789 behold, regard
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
a flourishing	רַֽעֲנָ֔ן	ra·‘ă·nān	Adjective - masculine singular	H7488 luxuriant, fresh
cypress	כִּבְר֣וֹשׁ	kiḇ·rō·wōš	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H1265 cypress or fir
your fruit	פֶּרְיְךָ֥	per·yə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6529 fruit
comes	נִמְצָֽא׃	nim·ṣā	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
from Me	מִמֶּ֖נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Cross-references

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Job 34:32 · James 1:17 · Isaiah 41:19 · Philippians 2:13 · Luke 15:20 · 1 Peter 4:3–4 · Isaiah 55:13 · John 15:1–8 · Philippians 1:11 · 1 Thessalonians 1:9 · 1 Peter 1:14–16 · John 1:47–48

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.