Hosea
Hosea 7:9
9Foreigners consume his strength,
but he does not notice.
Even his hair is streaked with gray,
but he does not know.
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| 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 |
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