Hosea

Hosea 4:12

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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
My peopleעַמִּי֙‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
consultיִשְׁאָ֔לyiš·’ālVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7592 ask, inquire
their wooden idolsבְּעֵצ֣וֹbə·‘ê·ṣōwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood
and their divining rodsוּמַקְל֖וֹū·maq·lōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4731 rod, staff
informיַגִּ֣ידyag·gîḏVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
themל֑וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
a spiritר֤וּחַrū·aḥNoun - common singular constructH7307 breath, wind, spirit
of prostitutionזְנוּנִים֙zə·nū·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH2183 adultery, idolatry
leads them astrayהִתְעָ֔הhiṯ·‘āhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8582 err
and they have played the harlotוַיִּזְנ֖וּway·yiz·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
againstמִתַּ֥חַתmit·ta·ḥaṯPreposition-mH8478 the under part
their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃’ĕ·lō·hê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH430 God

Cross-references

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

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.