Hosea

Hosea 2:4–5

⁴I will have no compassion on her children,

because they are the children of adultery.

⁵For their mother has played the harlot

and has conceived them in disgrace.

For she thought,

‘I will go after my lovers,

who give me bread and water,

wool and linen, oil and drink.’

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Hosea 2:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will have no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
compassion	אֲרַחֵ֑ם	’ă·ra·ḥêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7355 love
on her children	בָּנֶ֖יהָ	bā·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵֽמָּה׃	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are the children	בְנֵ֥י	ḇə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of adultery	זְנוּנִ֖ים	zə·nū·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2183 adultery, idolatry

Hosea 2:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their mother	אִמָּ֔ם	’im·mām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H517 mother
has played the harlot	זָֽנְתָה֙	zā·nə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
and has conceived them	הֽוֹרָתָ֑ם	hō·w·rā·ṯām	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
in disgrace	הֹבִ֖ישָׁה	hō·ḇî·šāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H954 be ashamed
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she thought	אָמְרָ֗ה	’ā·mə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
I will go	אֵלְכָ֞ה	’ê·lə·ḵāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
after	אַחֲרֵ֤י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
my lovers	מְאַהֲבַי֙	mə·’a·hă·ḇay	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H157 love
who give me	נֹתְנֵ֤י	nō·ṯə·nê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5414 give, put, set
bread	לַחְמִי֙	laḥ·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3899 bread, food
and water	וּמֵימַ֔י	ū·mê·may	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4325 water, juice, urine
wool	צַמְרִ֣י	ṣam·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6785 wool
and linen	וּפִשְׁתִּ֔י	ū·p̄iš·tî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6593 linen, carded
oil	שַׁמְנִ֖י	šam·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8081 fat, oil
and drink	וְשִׁקּוּיָֽי׃	wə·šiq·qū·yāy	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8250 drink

Cross-references

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Hosea 2:4 Jeremiah 16:5 · Hosea 1:2 · Hosea 1:6 · Ezekiel 8:18 · Jeremiah 13:14 · Ezekiel 9:10 · James 2:13

Hosea 2:5 Jeremiah 44:17–18 · Hosea 3:1 · Isaiah 1:21 · Hosea 2:8 · Jeremiah 3:1–9 · Hosea 2:12–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.