Hosea
Hosea 2:3
3Otherwise, I will strip her naked
and expose her like the day of her birth.
I will make her like a desert
and turn her into a parched land,
and I will let her die of thirst.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otherwise | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| I will strip her | אַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה | ’ap̄·šî·ṭen·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid |
| naked | עֲרֻמָּ֔ה | ‘ă·rum·māh | Adjective - feminine singular | H6174 naked |
| and expose her | וְהִ֨צַּגְתִּ֔יהָ | wə·hiṣ·ṣaḡ·tî·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H3322 set, place |
| like the day | כְּי֖וֹם | kə·yō·wm | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of her birth | הִוָּֽלְדָ֑הּ | hiw·wā·lə·ḏāh | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| I will make her | וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָ | wə·śam·tî·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| like a desert | כַמִּדְבָּ֗ר | ḵam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| and turn her into | וְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙ | wə·šat·ti·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H7896 put, set |
| a parched | צִיָּ֔ה | ṣî·yāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H6723 dryness, drought |
| land | כְּאֶ֣רֶץ | kə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| and I will let her die | וַהֲמִתִּ֖יהָ | wa·hă·mit·tî·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H4191 die |
| of thirst | בַּצָּמָֽא׃ | baṣ·ṣā·mā | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6772 thirst |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 16:22 · Isaiah 32:13–14 · Amos 8:11–13 · Jeremiah 13:22 · Ezekiel 19:13 · Exodus 17:3 · Jeremiah 22:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.