Hosea

Hosea 7:16

¹⁶They turn, but not to the Most High;

they are like a faulty bow.

Their leaders will fall by the sword

for the cursing of their tongue;

for this they will be ridiculed

in the land of Egypt.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They turn	יָשׁ֣וּבוּ׀	yā·šū·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
but not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to the Most High	עָ֗ל	‘āl	Noun - masculine singular	H5920 height
they are	הָיוּ֙	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a faulty	רְמִיָּ֔ה	rə·mî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7423 deceit, treachery
bow	כְּקֶ֣שֶׁת	kə·qe·šeṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7198 bow
Their leaders	שָׂרֵיהֶ֖ם	śā·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
will fall	יִפְּל֥וּ	yip·pə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
by the sword	בַחֶ֛רֶב	ḇa·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
for the cursing	מִזַּ֣עַם	miz·za·‘am	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2195 indignation
of their tongue	לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם	lə·šō·w·nām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3956 tongue
for this	ז֥וֹ	zōw	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2097 this, that
they will be ridiculed	לַעְגָּ֖ם	la‘·gām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3933 mocking, derision
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Cross-references

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

Psalm 78:57 · Hosea 9:3 · Ezekiel 23:32 · Psalm 73:9 · Matthew 12:36 · Hosea 9:6 · Psalm 12:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.