Hosea

Hosea 9:8

⁸The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman,

along with my God,^b

yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths.

Hostility is in the house of his God!

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The prophet	נָבִ֞יא	nā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
is Ephraim’s	אֶפְרַ֖יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
watchman	צֹפֶ֥ה	ṣō·p̄eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
along with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
my God	אֱלֹהָ֑י	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
the snare	פַּ֤ח	paḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6341 bird-trap
of the fowler	יָקוֹשׁ֙	yā·qō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H3352 bait-layer, fowler
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his paths	דְּרָכָ֔יו	də·rā·ḵāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
Hostility	מַשְׂטֵמָ֖ה	maś·ṭê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4895 animosity
is in the house	בְּבֵ֥ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of his God	אֱלֹהָֽיו׃	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.