Hosea

Hosea 4:10–12

¹⁰They will eat but not be satisfied;

they will be promiscuous but not multiply.

For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves

¹¹to promiscuity, wine, and new wine,

which take away understanding.

¹²My people consult their wooden idols,

and their divining rods inform them.

For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray

and they have played the harlot against their God.

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Hosea 4:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will eat	וְאָֽכְלוּ֙	wə·’ā·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
but not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be satisfied	יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּ	yiś·bā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
they will be promiscuous	הִזְנ֖וּ	hiz·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
but not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
multiply	יִפְרֹ֑צוּ	yip̄·rō·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6555 break through
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have abandoned	עָזְב֖וּ	‘ā·zə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to give themselves	לִשְׁמֹֽר׃	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve

Hosea 4:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to promiscuity	זְנ֛וּת	zə·nūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2184 fornication
wine	וְיַ֥יִן	wə·ya·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
and new wine	וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ	wə·ṯî·rō·wōš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8492 must, fresh or new wine
which take away	יִֽקַּֽח־	yiq·qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
understanding	לֵֽב׃	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

Hosea 4:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My people	עַמִּי֙	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
consult	יִשְׁאָ֔ל	yiš·’āl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
their wooden idols	בְּעֵצ֣וֹ	bə·‘ê·ṣōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and their divining rods	וּמַקְל֖וֹ	ū·maq·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4731 rod, staff
inform	יַגִּ֣יד	yag·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
them	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a spirit	ר֤וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of prostitution	זְנוּנִים֙	zə·nū·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2183 adultery, idolatry
leads them astray	הִתְעָ֔ה	hiṯ·‘āh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8582 err
and they have played the harlot	וַיִּזְנ֖וּ	way·yiz·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
against	מִתַּ֥חַת	mit·ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m	H8478 the under part
their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God

Cross-references

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

Hosea 4:10 Micah 6:14 · Leviticus 26:26 · Haggai 1:6 · Proverbs 13:25 · Psalm 125:5 · Psalm 36:3 · Zephaniah 1:6

Hosea 4:11 Proverbs 20:1 · Luke 21:34 · Isaiah 28:7

Hosea 4:12 Jeremiah 2:27 · Hosea 5:4 · Habakkuk 2:19 · Deuteronomy 31:16 · Numbers 15:39 · Isaiah 44:18–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.