Hosea

Hosea 5:1–3

¹“Hear this, O priests!

Take heed, O house of Israel!

Give ear, O royal house!

For this judgment is against you

because you have been a snare at Mizpah,

a net spread out on Tabor.

²The rebels are deep in slaughter;

but I will chastise them all.

³I know all about Ephraim,^a

and Israel is not hidden from Me.

For now, O Ephraim,

you have turned to prostitution;

Israel is defiled.

Footnotes

a 5:3 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verses 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14

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Hosea 5:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
this	זֹ֨את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
O priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
Take heed	וְהַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ׀	wə·haq·šî·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H7181 incline, attend
O house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Give ear	הַאֲזִ֔ינוּ	ha·’ă·zî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H238 give ear, listen, hear
O royal	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
house	וּבֵ֤ית	ū·ḇêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
For	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this judgment	הַמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט	ham·miš·pāṭ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
is against you	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have been	הֱיִיתֶ֣ם	hĕ·yî·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a snare	פַח֙	p̄aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H6341 bird-trap
at Mizpah	לְמִצְפָּ֔ה	lə·miṣ·pāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4709 Mitspah
a net	וְרֶ֖שֶׁת	wə·re·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7568 net
spread out	פְּרוּשָׂ֥ה	pə·rū·śāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Tabor	תָּבֽוֹר׃	tā·ḇō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8396 Tabor

Hosea 5:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The rebels	שֵׂטִ֖ים	śê·ṭîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7846 swerver, revolter (?), deeds that swerve
are deep	הֶעְמִ֑יקוּ	he‘·mî·qū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H6009 be deep
in slaughter	וְשַׁחֲטָ֥ה	wə·ša·ḥă·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H7819 slaughter, beat
but I	וַאֲנִ֖י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will chastise them	מוּסָ֥ר	mū·sār	Noun - masculine singular	H4148 discipline
all	לְכֻלָּֽם׃	lə·ḵul·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all

Hosea 5:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
know all about	יָדַ֣עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֔יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
and Israel	וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	wə·yiś·rā·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
is not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hidden	נִכְחַ֣ד	niḵ·ḥaḏ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3582 hide, efface
from Me	מִמֶּ֑נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
now	עַתָּה֙	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
O Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֔יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
you have turned to prostitution	הִזְנֵ֣יתָ	hiz·nê·ṯā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
is defiled	נִטְמָ֖א	niṭ·mā	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean

Cross-references

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Hosea 5:1 Hosea 9:8 · Micah 3:9 · Habakkuk 1:15–17 · Micah 7:2 · Hosea 6:9 · 1 Kings 21:18–22 · Judges 4:6 · Hosea 4:1 · Amos 7:9 · 2 Chronicles 21:12–15 · Hosea 9:11–17 · Hosea 10:15

Hosea 5:2 Hosea 9:15 · Isaiah 29:15 · Hosea 6:9

Hosea 5:3 Amos 3:2 · Hebrews 4:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.