Hosea

Hosea 7:8–9

⁸Ephraim mixes with the nations;

Ephraim is an unturned cake.

⁹Foreigners consume his strength,

but he does not notice.

Even his hair is streaked with gray,

but he does not know.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֕יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
mixes	יִתְבּוֹלָ֑ל	yiṯ·bō·w·lāl	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1101 mingle, mix, confuse, confound
with the nations	בָּעַמִּ֖ים	bā·‘am·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֛יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
is	הָיָ֥ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
an unturned	הֲפוּכָֽה׃	hă·p̄ū·ḵāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
cake	עֻגָ֖ה	‘u·ḡāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5692 disc or cake of bread

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Foreigners	זָרִים֙	zā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
consume	אָכְל֤וּ	’ā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
his strength	כֹּח֔וֹ	kō·ḥōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
but he	וְה֖וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
does not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
notice	יָדָ֑ע	yā·ḏā‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
Even	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
his hair is streaked	זָ֣רְקָה	zā·rə·qāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2236 to toss or throw
with gray	שֵׂיבָה֙	śê·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7872 hoary head, old age
but he	וְה֖וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
does not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדָֽע׃	yā·ḏā‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know

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

Hosea 7:8 Psalm 106:35 · Nehemiah 13:23–25 · Ezra 9:12 · Ezra 9:1 · Malachi 2:11 · 1 Kings 18:21 · Hosea 8:2–4 · Zephaniah 1:5 · Hosea 5:7 · Hosea 5:13 · Matthew 6:24 · Hosea 9:3

Hosea 7:9 Hosea 8:7 · Isaiah 42:22–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.