Hosea

Hosea 4:8

⁸They feed on the sins^c of My people

and set their hearts on iniquity.

Footnotes

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.