Hosea
Hosea 4:16
16For Israel is as obstinate
as a stubborn heifer.
Can the LORD now shepherd them
like lambs in an open meadow?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| is as obstinate | סֹֽרֵרָ֔ה | sō·rê·rāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H5637 be stubborn, rebellious |
| as a stubborn | סָרַ֖ר | sā·rar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5637 be stubborn, rebellious |
| heifer | כְּפָרָ֣ה | kə·p̄ā·rāh | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H6510 heifer, cow |
| Can the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| now | עַתָּה֙ | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| shepherd them | יִרְעֵ֣ם | yir·‘êm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| like lambs | כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂ | kə·ḵe·ḇeś | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H3532 lamb |
| in an open meadow | בַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃ | bam·mer·ḥāḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4800 broad, roomy, place |
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