Hosea

Hosea 6:5

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.

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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

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