Hosea

Hosea 7:12–13

¹²As they go, I will spread My net over them;

I will bring them down like birds of the air.

I will chastise them

when I hear them flocking together.^c

¹³Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me!

Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me!

Though I would redeem them,

they speak lies against Me.

Footnotes

c 7:12 Or I will chastise them according to what was reported against them in the assembly.

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Hosea 7:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they go	יֵלֵ֗כוּ	yê·lê·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
I will spread	אֶפְר֤וֹשׂ	’ep̄·rō·wś	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6566 spread out, spread
My net	רִשְׁתִּ֔י	riš·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7568 net
over them	עֲלֵיהֶם֙	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
I will bring them down	אֽוֹרִידֵ֑ם	’ō·w·rî·ḏêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
like birds	כְּע֥וֹף	kə·‘ō·wp̄	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
I will chastise them	אַיְסִרֵ֕ם	’ay·si·rêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish
when I hear them	כְּשֵׁ֖מַע	kə·šê·ma‘	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H8088 sound
flocking together	לַעֲדָתָֽם׃ס	la·‘ă·ḏā·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5712 congregation

Hosea 7:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	א֤וֹי	’ō·w	Interjection	H188 woe!
to them	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have strayed	נָדְד֣וּ	nā·ḏə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter
from Me	מִמֶּ֔נִּי	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
Destruction	שֹׁ֥ד	šōḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
to them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have rebelled	פָ֣שְׁעוּ	p̄ā·šə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6586 rebel, transgress
against Me	בִ֑י	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular
Though I	וְאָנֹכִ֣י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
would redeem them	אֶפְדֵּ֔ם	’ep̄·dêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H6299 ransom
they speak	דִּבְּר֥וּ	dib·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H1696 speak
lies	כְּזָבִֽים׃	kə·zā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing
against Me	עָלַ֖י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

Cross-references

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Hosea 7:12 Ezekiel 12:13 · Deuteronomy 28:15–68 · Deuteronomy 29:22–28

Hosea 7:13 Hosea 9:12 · Lamentations 5:16 · Matthew 23:13–29 · Hosea 11:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.