Hosea
Hosea 2:18
18On that day I will make a covenant for them
with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air
and the creatures that crawl on the ground.
And I will abolish bow and sword
and battle in the land,
and will make them lie down in safety.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On that | הַה֔וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I will make | וְכָרַתִּ֨י | wə·ḵā·rat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| a covenant | בְּרִית֙ | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| for them | לָהֶ֤ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the beasts | חַיַּ֤ת | ḥay·yaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| of the field | הַשָּׂדֶה֙ | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| the birds | ע֣וֹף | ‘ō·wp̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| of the air | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and the creatures that crawl | וְרֶ֖מֶשׂ | wə·re·meś | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7431 creeping things, moving things |
| on the ground | הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| And I will abolish | אֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר | ’eš·bō·wr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| bow | וְקֶ֨שֶׁת | wə·qe·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H7198 bow |
| and sword | וְחֶ֤רֶב | wə·ḥe·reḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and battle | וּמִלְחָמָה֙ | ū·mil·ḥā·māh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| in | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the land | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and will make them lie down | וְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖ים | wə·hiš·kaḇ·tîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7901 lie down |
| in safety | לָבֶֽטַח׃ | lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H983 security |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 34:25 · Ezekiel 39:9–10 · Psalm 46:9 · Isaiah 11:6–9 · Isaiah 65:25 · Jeremiah 23:6 · Isaiah 2:4 · Job 5:23 · Zechariah 14:9 · Micah 4:3–4 · Psalm 91:1–13 · Isaiah 2:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.