Hosea

Hosea 5:3

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

Word by word

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.