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Hosea 12— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֶפְרַ֜יִם’ep̄·ra·yimEphraimH0669
1רֹעֶ֥הrō·‘ehfeedsH7462
2ר֙וּחַ֙rū·aḥon the windH7307
3וְרֹדֵ֣ףwə·rō·ḏêp̄and pursuesH7291
4קָדִ֔יםqā·ḏîm,the east [wind]H6921
5כָּל־kāl-allH3605
6הַיּ֕וֹםhay·yō·wmdailyH3117
7כָּזָ֥בkā·zāḇliesH3577
8וָשֹׁ֖דwā·šōḏand desolationH7701
9יַרְבֶּ֑הyar·beh;He increasesH7235
10וּבְרִית֙ū·ḇə·rîṯand a covenantH1285
11עִם־‘im-withH5973
12אַשּׁ֣וּר’aš·šūrAssyriaH0804
13יִכְרֹ֔תוּyiḵ·rō·ṯū,they makeH3772
14וְשֶׁ֖מֶןwə·še·menand oilH8081
15לְמִצְרַ֥יִםlə·miṣ·ra·yimto EgyptH4714
16יוּבָֽל׃.yū·ḇāl.is carriedH2986

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְרִ֥יבwə·rîḇAnd a chargeH7379
1לַֽיהוָ֖הYah·wehYahweh [brings]H3069
2עִם־‘im-againstH5973
3יְהוּדָ֑הyə·hū·ḏāh;JudahH3063
4וְלִפְקֹ֤דwə·lip̄·qōḏand will punishH6485
5עַֽל־‘al-onH5921
6יַעֲקֹב֙ya·‘ă·qōḇJacobH3290
7כִּדְרָכָ֔יוkiḏ·rā·ḵāw,according to his waysH1870
8כְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוkə·ma·‘ă·lā·lāwAccording to his deedsH4611
9יָשִׁ֥יבyā·šîḇHe will recompenseH7725
10לֽוֹ׃.lōw.him

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בַּבֶּ֖טֶןbab·be·ṭenIn the wombH0990
1עָקַ֣ב‘ā·qaḇHe took by the heelH6117
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3אָחִ֑יו’ā·ḥîw;his brotherH0251
4וּבְאוֹנ֖וֹū·ḇə·’ō·w·nōwand in his strengthH0202
5שָׂרָ֥הśā·rāhhe struggledH8280
6אֶת־’eṯ-withH0854
7אֱלֹהִֽים׃.’ĕ·lō·hîm.GodH0430

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וָיָּ֤שַׂרwāy·yā·śarAnd Yes he struggledH7786
1אֶל־’el-withH0413
2מַלְאָךְ֙mal·’āḵthe AngelH4397
3וַיֻּכָ֔לway·yu·ḵāl,and prevailedH3201
4בָּכָ֖הbā·ḵāhHe weptH1058
5וַיִּתְחַנֶּן־way·yiṯ·ḥan·nen-and sought favorH2603
6ל֑וֹlōw;from Him
7בֵּֽית־bêṯ-[in]
8אֵל֙’êlBethelH1008
9יִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּyim·ṣā·’en·nū,He found HimH4672
10וְשָׁ֖םwə·šāmand thereH8033
11יְדַבֵּ֥רyə·ḏab·bêrHe spokeH1696
12עִמָּֽנוּ׃.‘im·mā·nū.to usH5973

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַֽיהוָ֖הYah·wehThat is YahwehH3068
1אֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêGodH0430
2הַצְּבָא֑וֹתhaṣ·ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ;of hostsH6635
3יְהוָ֖הYah·wehYahweh [is]H3068
4זִכְרֽוֹ׃.ziḵ·rōw.His memorable [name]H2143

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאַתָּ֖הwə·’at·tāhSo youH0859
1בֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָbê·lō·he·ḵāby [the help of] your GodH0430
2תָשׁ֑וּבṯā·šūḇ;returnH7725
3חֶ֤סֶדḥe·seḏmercyH2617
4וּמִשְׁפָּט֙ū·miš·pāṭand justiceH4941
5שְׁמֹ֔רšə·mōr,ObserveH8104
6וְקַוֵּ֥הwə·qaw·wêhand waitH6960
7אֶל־’el-onH0413
8אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāyour GodH0430
9תָּמִֽיד׃.tā·mîḏ.continuallyH8548

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כְּנַ֗עַןkə·na·‘an,CanaanH3667
1בְּיָד֛וֹbə·yā·ḏōwin his handH3027
2מֹאזְנֵ֥יmō·zə·nêscales [are]H3976
3מִרְמָ֖הmir·māhDeceitfulH4820
4לַעֲשֹׁ֥קla·‘ă·šōqto oppressH6231
5אָהֵֽב׃.’ā·hêḇ.He lovesH0157

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merAnd saidH0559
1אֶפְרַ֔יִם’ep̄·ra·yim,EphraimH0669
2אַ֣ךְ’aḵsurelyH0389
3עָשַׁ֔רְתִּי‘ā·šar·tî,I have become richH6238
4מָצָ֥אתִיmā·ṣā·ṯîI have foundH4672
5א֖וֹן’ō·wnwealthH0202
6לִ֑יlî;for myself
7כָּל־kāl-[In] allH3605
8יְגִיעַ֕יyə·ḡî·‘aymy laborsH3018
9לֹ֥אnoH3808
10יִמְצְאוּ־yim·ṣə·’ū-they shall findH4672
11לִ֖יin me
12עָוֺ֥ן‘ā·wōniniquityH5771
13אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-that [is]H0834
14חֵֽטְא׃.ḥêṭ.sinH2399

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְאָנֹכִ֛יwə·’ā·nō·ḵîBut I [am]H0595
1יְהוָ֥הYah·wehYahwehH3068
2אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāyour GodH0430
3מֵאֶ֣רֶץmê·’e·reṣEver since the landH0776
4מִצְרָ֑יִםmiṣ·rā·yim;of EgyptH4714
5עֹ֛ד‘ōḏagainH5750
6אוֹשִֽׁיבְךָ֥’ō·wō·šî·ḇə·ḵāI will make you dwellH3427
7בָאֳהָלִ֖יםḇā·’o·hā·lîmin tentsH0168
8כִּימֵ֥יkî·mêas in the daysH3117
9מוֹעֵֽד׃.mō·w·‘êḏ.of the appointed feastH4150

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙wə·ḏib·bar·tîAnd I have spokenH1696
1עַל־‘al-byH5921
2הַנְּבִיאִ֔יםhan·nə·ḇî·’îm,the prophetsH5030
3וְאָנֹכִ֖יwə·’ā·nō·ḵîand IH0595
4חָז֣וֹןḥā·zō·wnvisionsH2377
5הִרְבֵּ֑יתִיhir·bê·ṯî;have multipliedH7235
6וּבְיַ֥דū·ḇə·yaḏand through the witnessH3027
7הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים.han·nə·ḇî·’îmof the prophetsH5030
8אֲדַמֶּֽה׃’ă·ḏam·meh.I have given symbolsH1819

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִם־’im-ThoughH0518
1גִּלְעָ֥ד؟gil·‘āḏGilead [has]H1568
2אָ֙וֶן֙’ā·wenidolsH0205
3אַךְ־’aḵ-surelyH0389
4שָׁ֣וְא.šāwvanityH7723
5הָי֔וּhā·yū,They areH1961
6בַּגִּלְגָּ֖לbag·gil·gālin GilgalH1537
7שְׁוָרִ֣יםšə·wā·rîmbullsH7794
8זִבֵּ֑חוּzib·bê·ḥū;Though they sacrificeH2076
9גַּ֤םgamindeedH1571
10מִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯāmtheir altars [shall be]H4196
11כְּגַלִּ֔יםkə·ḡal·lîm,heapsH1530
12עַ֖ל‘alinH5921
13תַּלְמֵ֥יtal·mêthe furrowsH8525
14שָׂדָֽי׃.śā·ḏāy.of the fieldH7704

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּבְרַ֥חway·yiḇ·raḥAnd fledH1272
1יַעֲקֹ֖בya·‘ă·qōḇJacobH3290
2שְׂדֵ֣הśə·ḏêhto the countryH7704
3אֲרָ֑ם’ă·rām;of SyriaH0758
4וַיַּעֲבֹ֤דway·ya·‘ă·ḇōḏand servedH5647
5יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlIsraelH3478
6בְּאִשָּׁ֔הbə·’iš·šāh,for a spouseH0802
7וּבְאִשָּׁ֖הū·ḇə·’iš·šāhand for a wifeH0802
8שָׁמָֽר׃.šā·mār.he tended [sheep]H8104

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּבְנָבִ֕יאū·ḇə·nā·ḇîAnd by a prophetH5030
1הֶעֱלָ֧הhe·‘ĕ·lāhbroughtH5927
2יְהוָ֛הYah·wehYahwehH3068
3אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
4יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlIsraelH3478
5מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmim·miṣ·rā·yim;out of EgyptH4714
6וּבְנָבִ֖יאū·ḇə·nā·ḇîand by a prophetH5030
7נִשְׁמָֽר׃.niš·mār.he was preservedH8104

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הִכְעִ֥יסhiḵ·‘îsProvoked [Him] to angerH3707
1אֶפְרַ֖יִם’ep̄·ra·yimEphraimH0669
2תַּמְרוּרִ֑יםtam·rū·rîm;most bitterlyH8563
3וְדָמָיו֙wə·ḏā·māwtherefore the [guilt] of his bloodshedH1818
4עָלָ֣יו‘ā·lāwupon himH5921
5יִטּ֔וֹשׁyiṭ·ṭō·wōš,will leaveH5203
6וְחֶ֨רְפָּת֔וֹwə·ḥer·pā·ṯōw,and his reproachH2781
7יָשִׁ֥יבyā·šîḇreturnH7725
8ל֖וֹlōwupon him
9אֲדֹנָֽיו׃.’ă·ḏō·nāw.his LordH0136

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