Hosea
Hosea 8:1
1Put the ram’s horn to your lips!
An eagle looms over the house of the LORD,
because the people have transgressed My covenant
and rebelled against My law.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the ram’s horn | שֹׁפָ֔ר | šō·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your lips | חִכְּךָ֣ | ḥik·kə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums |
| An eagle | כַּנֶּ֖שֶׁר | kan·ne·šer | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle |
| looms over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| because | יַ֚עַן | ya·‘an | Adverb | H3282 purpose, intention |
| have transgressed | עָבְר֣וּ | ‘ā·ḇə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| My covenant | בְרִיתִ֔י | ḇə·rî·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| and rebelled | פָּשָֽׁעוּ׃ | pā·šā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6586 rebel, transgress |
| against | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| My law | תּוֹרָתִ֖י | tō·w·rā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 6:7 · Deuteronomy 28:49 · Jeremiah 4:13 · Hosea 5:8 · Habakkuk 1:8 · Hebrews 8:8–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.