Hosea
Hosea 14:9
9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
whoever is discerning, let him know them.
For the ways of the LORD are right,
and the righteous walk in them
but the rebellious stumble in them.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever | מִ֤י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is wise | חָכָם֙ | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| let him understand | וְיָ֣בֵֽן | wə·yā·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H995 discern |
| these things | אֵ֔לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| is discerning | נָב֖וֹן | nā·ḇō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H995 discern |
| let him know them | וְיֵֽדָעֵ֑ם | wə·yê·ḏā·‘êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the ways | דַּרְכֵ֣י | dar·ḵê | Noun - common plural construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| are right | יְשָׁרִ֞ים | yə·šā·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H3477 straight, right |
| and the righteous | וְצַדִּקִים֙ | wə·ṣad·di·qîm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural | H6662 just, righteous |
| walk | יֵ֣לְכוּ | yê·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in them | בָ֔ם | ḇām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| but the rebellious | וּפֹשְׁעִ֖ים | ū·p̄ō·šə·‘îm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6586 rebel, transgress |
| stumble | יִכָּ֥שְׁלוּ | yik·kā·šə·lū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3782 stumble, stagger, totter |
| in them | בָֽם׃ | ḇām | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 10:29 · Psalm 107:43 · John 8:47 · Daniel 12:10 · Proverbs 1:5–6 · Psalm 19:7–8 · Jeremiah 9:12 · Isaiah 26:7 · Deuteronomy 32:4 · Zephaniah 3:5 · 1 Peter 2:7–8 · Genesis 18:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.