Hosea

Hosea 2:12

¹²I will destroy her vines and fig trees,

which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers.

So I will make them into a thicket,

and the beasts of the field will devour them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will destroy	וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗י	wa·hă·šim·mō·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
her vines	גַּפְנָהּ֙	gap̄·nāh	Noun - common singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1612 vine
and fig trees	וּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּ	ū·ṯə·’ê·nā·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8384 fig
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
she thinks	אָמְרָ֗ה	’ā·mə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
are the wages	אֶתְנָ֥ה	’eṯ·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H866 hire
paid	נָֽתְנוּ־	nā·ṯə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
by her lovers	מְאַֽהֲבָ֑י	mə·’a·hă·ḇāy	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H157 love
So I will make them	וְשַׂמְתִּ֣ים	wə·śam·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
into a thicket	לְיַ֔עַר	lə·ya·‘ar	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
and the beasts	חַיַּ֥ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
will devour them	וַאֲכָלָ֖תַם	wa·’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H398 eat

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 7:23 · Isaiah 5:5 · Hosea 2:5 · Hosea 13:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.