Hosea

Hosea 6:8–10

8Gilead is a city of evildoers,

tracked with footprints of blood.

9Like raiders who lie in ambush,

so does a band of priests;

they murder on the way to Shechem;

surely they have committed atrocities.

10In the house of Israel

I have seen a horrible thing:

Ephraim practices prostitution there,

and Israel is defiled.

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Hosea 6:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Gileadגִּלְעָ֕דgil·‘āḏNoun - proper - feminine singularH1568 Gilad
is a cityקִרְיַ֖תqir·yaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7151 town, city
of evildoersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיpō·‘ă·lêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH6466 do, make
tracked with footprintsעֲקֻבָּ֖ה‘ă·qub·bāhAdjective - feminine singularH6121 insidious, deceitful
of bloodמִדָּֽם׃mid·dāmPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood

Hosea 6:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Like raidersגְּדוּדִ֗יםgə·ḏū·ḏîmNoun - masculine pluralH1416 band, troop
who lie in ambushוּכְחַכֵּ֨יū·ḵə·ḥak·kêConjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH2442 wait, await
a bandחֶ֚בֶרḥe·ḇerNoun - masculine singular constructH2267 company, association, spell
of priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםkō·hă·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
they murderיְרַצְּחוּ־yə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥū-Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7523 murder, slay
on the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to Shechemשֶׁ֑כְמָהšeḵ·māhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH7927 shoulder
surelyכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃‘ā·śūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6213 do, make
atrocitiesזִמָּ֖הzim·māhNoun - feminine singularH2154 plan, device, wickedness

Hosea 6:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In the houseבְּבֵית֙bə·ḇêṯPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיrā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
a horrible thingשַׁעֲרִירִיָּהša·ʿă·rī·rī·yå̄hAdjective - feminine singularH8186 horror = horrible thing
Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםlə·’ep̄·ra·yimPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH669 Ephraim
practices prostitutionזְנ֣וּתzə·nūṯNoun - feminine singularH2184 fornication
thereשָׁ֚םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
is defiledנִטְמָ֖אniṭ·māVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2930 be or become unclean

Cross-references

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Hosea 6:8 Hosea 12:11 · Micah 7:2 · Hosea 4:2

Hosea 6:9 Proverbs 1:11–19 · Zephaniah 3:3 · Hosea 5:1 · Hosea 7:1

Hosea 6:10 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.