Hosea
Hosea 6:10
10In the house of Israel
I have seen a horrible thing:
Ephraim practices prostitution there,
and Israel is defiled.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the house | בְּבֵית֙ | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| I have seen | רָאִ֖יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| a horrible thing | שַׁעֲרִירִיָּה | ša·ʿă·rī·rī·yå̄h | Adjective - feminine singular | H8186 horror = horrible thing |
| Ephraim | לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם | lə·’ep̄·ra·yim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| practices prostitution | זְנ֣וּת | zə·nūṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H2184 fornication |
| there | שָׁ֚ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 5:3 · Jeremiah 23:14 · Ezekiel 23:5 · Jeremiah 5:30–31 · Jeremiah 3:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.