Hosea

Hosea 7:2–4

2But they fail to consider in their hearts

that I remember all their evil.

Now their deeds are all around them;

they are before My face.

3They delight the king with their evil,

and the princes with their lies.

4They are all adulterers,

like an oven heated by a baker

who needs not stoke the fire

from the kneading to the rising of the dough.

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Hosea 7:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But they fail toוּבַל־ū·ḇal-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH1077 not
considerיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yō·mə·rūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
in their heartsלִלְבָבָ֔םlil·ḇā·ḇāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
that I rememberזָכָ֑רְתִּיzā·ḵā·rə·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2142 remember
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
their evilרָעָתָ֖םrā·‘ā·ṯāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH7451 bad, evil
Nowעַתָּה֙‘at·tāhAdverbH6258 now
their deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma·‘al·lê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4611 deed, practice
are all around themסְבָב֣וּםsə·ḇā·ḇūmVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine pluralH5437 turn about, go around, surround
they areהָיֽוּ׃hā·yūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
beforeנֶ֥גֶדne·ḡeḏPrepositionH5048 what is conspicuous or in front
My faceפָּנַ֖יpā·nayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH6440 face, before

Hosea 7:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They delightיְשַׂמְּחוּ־yə·śam·mə·ḥū-Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8055 rejoice, be glad
the kingמֶ֑לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singularH4428 king
with their evilבְּרָעָתָ֖םbə·rā·‘ā·ṯāmPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH7451 bad, evil
and the princesשָׂרִֽים׃śā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
with their liesוּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖םū·ḇə·ḵa·ḥă·šê·hemConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH3585 lying

Hosea 7:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They are allכֻּלָּם֙kul·lāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3605 the whole, all
adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםmə·nā·’ă·p̄îmVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralH5003 commit adultery
likeכְּמ֣וֹkə·mōwPrepositionH3644 like, as, when
an ovenתַנּ֔וּרṯan·nūrNoun - common singularH8574 stove
heatedבֹּעֵ֖רָהbō·‘ê·rāhVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH1197 burn, consume
by a bakerמֵֽאֹפֶ֑הmê·’ō·p̄ehPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH644 bake
who needs notיִשְׁבּ֣וֹתyiš·bō·wṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7673 cease, desist, rest
stoke the fireמֵעִ֔ירmê·‘îrVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH5782 rouse oneself, awake
from the kneadingמִלּ֥וּשׁmil·lūšPreposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3888 knead
toעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the risingחֻמְצָתֽוֹ׃ḥum·ṣā·ṯōwVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH2556 be sour, leavened
of the doughבָּצֵ֖קbā·ṣêqNoun - masculine singularH1217 dough

Cross-references

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Hosea 7:2 Luke 12:2 · Amos 8:7 · Jeremiah 2:19 · Jeremiah 14:10 · Psalm 90:8 · Jeremiah 4:18 · Isaiah 5:12 · Psalm 9:16 · Jeremiah 16:17 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Hebrews 4:13 · Jeremiah 32:19

Hosea 7:3 Romans 1:32 · Micah 7:3 · Jeremiah 28:1–4

Hosea 7:4 Jeremiah 9:2 · Jeremiah 5:7–8 · James 4:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.