Hosea

Hosea 7:6–7

⁶For they prepare their heart like an oven

while they lie in wait;

all night their anger smolders;^b

in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

⁷All of them are hot as an oven,

and they devour their rulers.

All their kings fall;

not one of them calls upon Me.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they prepare	קֵרְב֧וּ	qê·rə·ḇū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H7126 come near, approach
their heart	לִבָּ֖ם	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
like an oven	כַתַּנּ֛וּר	ḵat·tan·nūr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H8574 stove
while they lie in wait	בְּאָרְבָּ֑ם	bə·’ā·rə·bām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H696 ambuscade
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
night	הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙	hal·lay·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
their anger	אֹֽפֵהֶ֔ם	’ō·p̄ê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H644 bake
smolders	יָשֵׁ֣ן	yā·šên	Adjective - masculine singular	H3463 sleeping
in the morning	בֹּ֕קֶר	bō·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
it	ה֥וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
blazes	בֹעֵ֖ר	ḇō·‘êr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1197 burn, consume
like a flaming	לֶהָבָֽה׃	le·hā·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3852 id.
fire	כְּאֵ֥שׁ	kə·’êš	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct	H784 fire

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כֻּלָּ֤ם	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
of them are hot	יֵחַ֙מּוּ֙	yê·ḥam·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2552 be or become warm
as an oven	כַּתַּנּ֔וּר	kat·tan·nūr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H8574 stove
and they devour	וְאָכְל֖וּ	wə·’ā·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
their rulers	שֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶ֑ם	šō·p̄ə·ṭê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their kings	מַלְכֵיהֶ֣ם	mal·ḵê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4428 king
fall	נָפָ֔לוּ	nā·p̄ā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
not one	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
of them	בָהֶ֖ם	ḇā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
calls	קֹרֵ֥א	qō·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
upon Me	אֵלָֽי׃	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to

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

Hosea 7:6 Psalm 10:8–9 · Micah 2:1

Hosea 7:7 2 Kings 15:30 · 2 Kings 15:10 · 2 Kings 15:25 · 2 Kings 15:14 · Job 36:13 · Isaiah 43:22 · Hosea 7:10 · Isaiah 64:7 · Isaiah 9:13 · Hosea 8:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.