Hosea

Hosea 4:2–3

²Cursing and lying,

murder and stealing,

and adultery are rampant;

one act of bloodshed follows another.

³Therefore the land mourns,

and all who dwell in it will waste away

with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air;

even the fish of the sea disappear.

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Hosea 4:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Cursing	אָלֹ֣ה	’ā·lōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H422 swear, curse
and lying	וְכַחֵ֔שׁ	wə·ḵa·ḥêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
murder	וְרָצֹ֥חַ	wə·rā·ṣō·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7523 murder, slay
and stealing	וְגָנֹ֖ב	wə·ḡā·nōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1589 steal
and adultery	וְנָאֹ֑ף	wə·nā·’ōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5003 commit adultery
are rampant	פָּרָ֕צוּ	pā·rā·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6555 break through
one act of bloodshed	וְדָמִ֥ים	wə·ḏā·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood
follows another	נָגָֽעוּ׃	nā·ḡā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5060 touch, reach, strike

Hosea 4:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	הָאָ֗רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
mourns	תֶּאֱבַ֣ל	te·’ĕ·ḇal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H56 mourn
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who dwell	יוֹשֵׁ֣ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in it	בָּ֔הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
will waste away	וְאֻמְלַל֙	wə·’um·lal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H535 be weak, languish
with the beasts	בְּחַיַּ֥ת	bə·ḥay·yaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
and the birds	וּבְע֣וֹף	ū·ḇə·‘ō·wp̄	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
even	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the fish	דְּגֵ֥י	də·ḡê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1709 fish
of the sea	הַיָּ֖ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
disappear	יֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃	yê·’ā·sê·p̄ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove

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Hosea 4:2 Hosea 6:9 · 1 Thessalonians 2:15 · Jeremiah 6:7 · Micah 7:2 · Jeremiah 5:7–9 · Jeremiah 7:6–10 · Hosea 7:1 · Jeremiah 5:26–27

Hosea 4:3 Zephaniah 1:3 · Isaiah 24:4–12 · Nahum 1:4 · Ezekiel 38:20 · Jeremiah 12:4 · Amos 5:16 · Jeremiah 4:27–28 · Jeremiah 4:25 · Isaiah 33:9 · Amos 8:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.