Hosea

Hosea 6:4–5

⁴What shall I do with you, O Ephraim^a?

What shall I do with you, O Judah?

For your loyalty is like a morning mist,

like the early dew that vanishes.

⁵Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;

I have slain them by the words of My mouth,

and My judgments go forth like lightning.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מָ֤ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
shall I do	אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־	’e·‘ĕ·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
with you	לְּךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
O Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֔יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
What	מָ֥ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
shall I do	אֶעֱשֶׂה־	’e·‘ĕ·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
with you	לְּךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
O Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
For your loyalty	וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙	wə·ḥas·də·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H2617 goodness, kindness
is like a morning	בֹּ֔קֶר	bō·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
mist	כַּֽעֲנַן־	ka·‘ă·nan-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
like the early	מַשְׁכִּ֥ים	maš·kîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7925 start, rise, early
dew	וְכַטַּ֖ל	wə·ḵaṭ·ṭal	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2919 night-mist, dew
that vanishes	הֹלֵֽךְ׃	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
I have hewn	חָצַ֙בְתִּי֙	ḥā·ṣaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2672 hew, hew out, cleave
by the prophets	בַּנְּבִיאִ֔ים	ban·nə·ḇî·’îm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
I have slain them	הֲרַגְתִּ֖ים	hă·raḡ·tîm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
by the words	בְּאִמְרֵי־	bə·’im·rê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H561 something said
of My mouth	פִ֑י	p̄î	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth
and My judgments	וּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָ	ū·miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
go forth	יֵצֵֽא׃	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
like lightning	א֥וֹר	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hosea 6:4 Hosea 13:3 · Hosea 11:8 · Psalm 78:34–37 · Psalm 106:12–13 · 2 Peter 2:20–22 · Matthew 13:21 · Luke 13:7–9 · Luke 19:41–42

Hosea 6:5 Jeremiah 23:29 · Jeremiah 1:10 · Jeremiah 5:14 · Hebrews 4:12 · Isaiah 11:4 · Psalm 119:120 · Romans 2:5 · Revelation 2:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.