Hosea

Hosea 8:2–4

²Israel cries out to Me,

“O our God, we know You!”

³But Israel has rejected good;

an enemy will pursue him.

⁴They set up kings, but not by Me.

They make princes, but without My approval.

With their silver and gold they make themselves idols,

to their own destruction.

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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

Hosea 8:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	הֵ֤ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
set up kings	הִמְלִיכוּ֙	him·lî·ḵū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
but not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
by Me	מִמֶּ֔נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
They make princes	הֵשִׂ֖ירוּ	hê·śî·rū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7786 vanquish, rule
but without	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
My approval	יָדָ֑עְתִּי	yā·ḏā·‘ə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
With their silver	כַּסְפָּ֣ם	kas·pām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3701 silver, money
and gold	וּזְהָבָ֗ם	ū·zə·hā·ḇām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2091 gold
they make	עָשׂ֤וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
themselves	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
idols	עֲצַבִּ֔ים	‘ă·ṣab·bîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6091 idol
to	לְמַ֖עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
their own destruction	יִכָּרֵֽת׃	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down

Cross-references

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Hosea 8:2 Matthew 7:21 · Titus 1:16

Hosea 8:3 Lamentations 3:66 · Psalm 81:10–11 · Amos 1:11

Hosea 8:4 Hosea 13:9–10 · 2 Kings 15:10–30 · 1 Kings 12:16–20 · Hosea 2:8 · 1 Kings 16:31 · Hosea 13:2 · John 10:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.