Hosea

Hosea 9:1–4

¹Do not rejoice, O Israel,

with exultation like the nations,

for you have played the harlot against your God;

you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.

²The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them,

and the new wine will fail them.

³They will not remain

in the land of the LORD;

Ephraim^a will return to Egypt

and eat unclean food in Assyria.

⁴They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD,

and their sacrifices will not please Him,

but will be to them like the bread of mourners;

all who eat will be defiled.

For their bread will be for themselves;

it will not enter the house of the LORD.

Footnotes

a 9:3 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; similarly in verses 8, 11, 13, and 16

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Hosea 9:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
rejoice	תִּשְׂמַ֨ח	tiś·maḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
with	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
exultation	גִּיל֙	gîl	Noun - masculine singular	H1524 rejoicing
like the nations	כָּֽעַמִּ֔ים	kā·‘am·mîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have played the harlot	זָנִ֖יתָ	zā·nî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
against	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
you have made love	אָהַ֣בְתָּ	’ā·haḇ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H157 love
hire	אֶתְנָ֔ן	’eṯ·nān	Noun - masculine singular	H868 hire
on	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
threshing floor	גָּרְנ֥וֹת	gā·rə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1637 threshing-floor

Hosea 9:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The threshing floor	גֹּ֥רֶן	gō·ren	Noun - feminine singular	H1637 threshing-floor
and winepress	וָיֶ֖קֶב	wā·ye·qeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3342 wine-vat
will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
feed them	יִרְעֵ֑ם	yir·‘êm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
and the new wine	וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ	wə·ṯî·rō·wōš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8492 must, fresh or new wine
will fail them	יְכַ֥חֶשׁ	yə·ḵa·ḥeš	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean

Hosea 9:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
remain	יֵשְׁב֖וּ	yê·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
will return	וְשָׁ֤ב	wə·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and eat	יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃	yō·ḵê·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
unclean food	טָמֵ֥א	ṭā·mê	Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
in Assyria	וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּר	ū·ḇə·’aš·šūr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria

Hosea 9:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pour out	יִסְּכ֨וּ	yis·sə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5258 pour out
wine	יַיִן֮	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֥ה׀	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and their sacrifices	זִבְחֵיהֶ֗ם	ziḇ·ḥê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2077 sacrifice
will not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
please	יֶֽעֶרְבוּ־	ye·‘er·ḇū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6149 be sweet, pleasing
Him	לוֹ֒	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
to them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
like the bread	כְּלֶ֤חֶם	kə·le·ḥem	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
of mourners	אוֹנִים֙	’ō·w·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who eat	אֹכְלָ֖יו	’ō·ḵə·lāw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H398 eat
will be defiled	יִטַמָּ֑אוּ	yi·ṭam·må̄·ʾū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their bread	לַחְמָ֣ם	laḥ·mām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3899 bread, food
for themselves	לְנַפְשָׁ֔ם	lə·nap̄·šām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
it will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
enter	יָב֖וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh