Hosea
Hosea 8:5–6
5He has rejected your calf,a O Samaria.
My anger burns against them.
How long will they be
incapable of innocence?
6For this thing is from Israel—
a craftsman made it, and it is not God.
It will be broken to pieces,
that calf of Samaria.
Footnotes
- a 8:5 Or calf idol; see 1 Kings 12:29|1KI 12:29.
Word by word
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Hosea 8:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He has rejected | זָנַח֙ | zā·naḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2186 reject, spurn |
| your calf | עֶגְלֵ֣ךְ | ‘eḡ·lêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H5695 calf |
| O Samaria | שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן | šō·mə·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| My anger | אַפִּ֖י | ’ap·pî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| burns | חָרָ֥ה | ḥā·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| against them | בָּ֑ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| How long will they be | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| incapable | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| of innocence | נִקָּיֹֽן׃ | niq·qā·yōn | Noun - masculine singular | H5356 innocency |
Hosea 8:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this thing | וְה֔וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is from Israel | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ | mî·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| a craftsman | חָרָ֣שׁ | ḥā·rāš | Noun - masculine singular | H2796 graver, artificer |
| made it | עָשָׂ֔הוּ | ‘ā·śā·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| and it | ה֑וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| It will be | יִֽהְיֶ֔ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| broken to pieces | שְׁבָבִ֣ים | šə·ḇā·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7616 fragment, ruin |
| that calf | עֵ֖גֶל | ‘ê·ḡel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5695 calf |
| of Samaria | שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ | šō·mə·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 8:5 Jeremiah 13:27 · Hosea 10:5 · Proverbs 1:22
Hosea 8:6 Habakkuk 2:18 · Jeremiah 10:14 · Psalm 106:19–20 · Psalm 115:4–8 · Isaiah 44:9–20 · Jeremiah 10:3–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.