Hosea
Hosea 8:2–3
2Israel cries out to Me,
“O our God, we know You!”
3But Israel has rejected good;
an enemy will pursue him.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Hosea 8:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| cries out | יִזְעָ֑קוּ | yiz·‘ā·qū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| to Me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| O our God | אֱלֹהַ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| we know You | יְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָ | yə·ḏa·‘ă·nū·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural; second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
Hosea 8:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| has rejected | זָנַ֥ח | zā·naḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2186 reject, spurn |
| good | ט֑וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| an enemy | אוֹיֵ֖ב | ’ō·w·yêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| will pursue him | יִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃ | yir·də·p̄ō | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 8:2 Matthew 7:21 · Titus 1:16
Hosea 8:3 Lamentations 3:66 · Psalm 81:10–11 · Amos 1:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.