Hosea

Hosea 4:8–11

⁸They feed on the sins^c of My people

and set their hearts on iniquity.

⁹And it shall be

like people, like priest.

I will punish both of them for their ways

and repay them for their deeds.

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.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They feed on	יֹאכֵ֑לוּ	yō·ḵê·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
the sins	חַטַּ֥את	ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
of My people	עַמִּ֖י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
and set	יִשְׂא֥וּ	yiś·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
their hearts	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
on	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
iniquity	עֲוֺנָ֖ם	‘ă·wō·nām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And it shall be	וְהָיָ֥ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like people	כָעָ֖ם	ḵā·‘ām	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
like priest	כַּכֹּהֵ֑ן	kak·kō·hên	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
I will punish	וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י	ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
both of them	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
for their ways	דְּרָכָ֔יו	də·rā·ḵāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and repay	אָשִׁ֥יב	’ā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
them	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
for their deeds	וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו	ū·ma·‘ă·lā·lāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4611 deed, practice

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

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