Hosea 12

¹Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם’ep̄·ra·yim — Double fruitfulnessH669 — Full Word Study → chases the windר֙וּחַ֙rū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → and pursuesוְרֹדֵ֣ףwə·rō·ḏêp̄ — to pursue, chase, or persecuteH7291 — Full Word Study → the east windקָדִ֔יםqā·ḏîm — east; eastward; east windH6921 — Full Word Study → allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → day longהַיּ֕וֹםhay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →; he multipliesיַרְבֶּ֑הyar·beh — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study → liesכָּזָ֥בkā·zāḇ — Lie, falsehood, deceptionH3577 — Full Word Study → and violenceוָשֹׁ֖דwā·šōḏ — Violence, destruction, or ruinH7701 — Full Word Study →; he makesיִכְרֹ֔תוּyiḵ·rō·ṯū — To cut; to make a covenantH3772 — Full Word Study → a covenantוּבְרִית֙ū·ḇə·rîṯ — A binding agreement or covenant between partiesH1285 — Full Word Study → withעִם־‘im- — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → Assyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר’aš·šūr — Assyria, ancient empireH804 — Full Word Study → and sendsיוּבָֽל׃yū·ḇāl — to lead, conduct, or carry forthH2986 — Full Word Study → olive oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןwə·še·men — Oil; ointment; fat; luxuryH8081 — Full Word Study → to Egyptלְמִצְרַ֥יִםlə·miṣ·ra·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study →. ²The LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → also brings a charge againstעִם־‘im- — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → Judahיְהוּדָ֑הyə·hū·ḏāh — The Lord is praisedH3063 — Full Word Study →. He will punishוְלִפְקֹ֤דwə·lip̄·qōḏ — to visit, oversee, appoint, care forH6485 — Full Word Study → Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya·‘ă·qōḇ — He grasps the heelH3290 — Full Word Study → according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוkiḏ·rā·ḵāw — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → and repayיָשִׁ֥יבyā·šîḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → him according to his deedsכְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוkə·ma·‘ă·lā·lāw — deed, work, or actionH4611 — Full Word Study →. ³In the wombבַּבֶּ֖טֶןbab·be·ṭen — belly; womb; interior of the bodyH990 — Full Word Study → he grasped his brother’sאָחִ֑יו’ā·ḥîw — Male sibling; brother; kinsmanH251 — Full Word Study → heelעָקַ֣ב‘ā·qaḇ — to seize by the heel; to supplant or deceiveH6117 — Full Word Study →, and in his vigorוּבְאוֹנ֖וֹū·ḇə·’ō·w·nōw — Strength, power, or productive abilityH202 — Full Word Study → he wrestledשָׂרָ֥הśā·rāh — to strive, contend, or struggle; to have power as a princeH8280 — Full Word Study → withאֶת־’eṯ- — with, together with, againstH854 — Full Word Study → Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →. ⁴Yes, he struggledוָיָּ֤שַׂרwāy·yā·śar — To reign, rule, or exercise sovereign powerH7786 — Full Word Study → withאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal·’āḵ — messenger; angel; envoyH4397 — Full Word Study → and prevailedוַיֻּכָ֔לway·yu·ḵāl — to be able, have power, endureH3201 — Full Word Study →; he weptבָּכָ֖הbā·ḵāh — to weep, cry, shed tearsH1058 — Full Word Study → and sought His favorוַיִּתְחַנֶּן־way·yiṯ·ḥan·nen- — To show favor, mercy, or compassion; to be graciousH2603 — Full Word Study →; he found Himיִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּyim·ṣā·’en·nū — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study → at Bethelאֵל֙’êl — House of GodH1008 — Full Word Study → and spokeיְדַבֵּ֥רyə·ḏab·bêr — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → with Himעִמָּֽנוּ׃‘im·mā·nū — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → thereוְשָׁ֖םwə·šām — There, in that placeH8033 — Full Word Study →— ⁵the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → is the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hê — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → of Hostsהַצְּבָא֑וֹתhaṣ·ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — army, host, or organized military forceH6635 — Full Word Study →— the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → is His name of renownזִכְרֽוֹ׃ziḵ·rōw — memorial, remembrance, or fragrant nameH2143 — Full Word Study →. ⁶But youוְאַתָּ֖הwə·’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → must returnתָשׁ֑וּבṯā·šūḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → to your Godבֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָbê·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, maintainשְׁמֹ֔רšə·mōr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study →ing loveחֶ֤סֶדḥe·seḏ — Covenant loyalty and steadfast kindnessH2617 — Full Word Study → and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּט֙ū·miš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study →, and alwaysתָּמִֽיד׃tā·mîḏ — continually, perpetually, alwaysH8548 — Full Word Study → waitוְקַוֵּ֥הwə·qaw·wêh — To wait for; to expect with hopeH6960 — Full Word Study →ing onאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →. ⁷A merchantכְּנַ֗עַןkə·na·‘an — Canaan; the promised land; merchant activityH3667 — Full Word Study → lovesאָהֵֽב׃’ā·hêḇ — To love; affection, attachment, or preferenceH157 — Full Word Study → to defraudלַעֲשֹׁ֥קla·‘ă·šōq — To oppress, defraud, or exploitH6231 — Full Word Study → with dishonestמִרְמָ֖הmir·māh — deceit, treachery, or cunning deceptionH4820 — Full Word Study → scalesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmō·zə·nê — scales, balance, or balances for weighingH3976 — Full Word Study → in his handsבְּיָד֛וֹbə·yā·ḏōw — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →. ⁸And Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם’ep̄·ra·yim — Double fruitfulnessH669 — Full Word Study → boastsוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →: “How rich I have becomeעָשַׁ֔רְתִּי‘ā·šar·tî — to become or make rich; to enrichH6238 — Full Word Study →! I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיmā·ṣā·ṯî — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study → wealthא֖וֹן’ō·wn — Strength, power, or productive abilityH202 — Full Word Study → for myself. In allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → my laborsיְגִיעַ֕יyə·ḡî·‘ay — toil, labor, workH3018 — Full Word Study →, they can findיִמְצְאוּ־yim·ṣə·’ū- — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study → in me noלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → iniquityעָוֺ֥ן‘ā·wōn — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study → that is sinfulחֵֽטְא׃ḥêṭ — sin, transgression, or guiltH2399 — Full Word Study →.” ⁹But I am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → ever since the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץmê·’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmiṣ·rā·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study →. I will again make you dwellאוֹשִֽׁיבְךָ֥’ō·wō·šî·ḇə·ḵā — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → in tentsבָאֳהָלִ֖יםḇā·’o·hā·lîm — A tent; portable dwelling placeH168 — Full Word Study →, as in the daysכִּימֵ֥יkî·mê — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → of the appointed feastמוֹעֵֽד׃mō·w·‘êḏ — appointed time; solemn assemblyH4150 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰I spokeוְדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙wə·ḏib·bar·tî — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → throughעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםhan·nə·ḇî·’îm — Prophet; one who speaks God's wordH5030 — Full Word Study → andוְאָנֹכִ֖יwə·’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → multipliedהִרְבֵּ֑יתִיhir·bê·ṯî — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study → their visionsחָז֣וֹןḥā·zō·wn — A divinely revealed vision or sightH2377 — Full Word Study →; I gave parablesאֲדַמֶּֽה׃’ă·ḏam·meh — To resemble, liken, or compareH1819 — Full Word Study → throughוּבְיַ֥דū·ḇə·yaḏ — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםhan·nə·ḇî·’îm — Prophet; one who speaks God's wordH5030 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹Is thereאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → iniquityאָ֙וֶן֙’ā·wen — Evil, wickedness, iniquity, or worthlessnessH205 — Full Word Study → in Gilead? They will surelyאַךְ־’aḵ- — Surely, certainly, only, neverthelessH389 — Full Word Study → comeהָי֔וּhā·yū — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → to nothingשָׁ֣וְאšāw — falsehood, deception, emptinessH7723 — Full Word Study →. Do they sacrificeזִבֵּ֑חוּzib·bê·ḥū — to slaughter an animal as a sacrifice or offeringH2076 — Full Word Study → bullsשְׁוָרִ֣יםšə·wā·rîm — Ox, bull, or cattleH7794 — Full Word Study → in Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֖לbag·gil·gāl — Circle or rollingH1537 — Full Word Study →? Indeedגַּ֤םgam — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study →, their altars will be heaps of stonesכְּגַלִּ֔יםkə·ḡal·lîm — wave, billow, surge of waterH1530 — Full Word Study → inעַ֖ל‘al — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the furrowsתַּלְמֵ֥יtal·mê — furrow, ridge of plowed groundH8525 — Full Word Study → of the fieldשָׂדָֽי׃śā·ḏāy — A field; cultivated or open landH7704 — Full Word Study →. ¹²Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya·‘ă·qōḇ — He grasps the heelH3290 — Full Word Study → fledוַיִּבְרַ֥חway·yiḇ·raḥ — To flee or escape in hasteH1272 — Full Word Study → to the landשְׂדֵ֣הśə·ḏêh — A field; cultivated or open landH7704 — Full Word Study → of Aramאֲרָ֑ם’ă·rām — Ancient Mesopotamian regionH758 — Full Word Study → and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study → workedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤דway·ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ — to serve, labor, workH5647 — Full Word Study → for a wifeבְּאִשָּׁ֔הbə·’iš·šāh — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study →— for a wifeוּבְאִשָּׁ֖הū·ḇə·’iš·šāh — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study → he tended sheep. ¹³But by a prophetוּבְנָבִ֕יאū·ḇə·nā·ḇî — Prophet; one who speaks God's wordH5030 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → broughtהֶעֱלָ֧הhe·‘ĕ·lāh — to ascend, rise up, go upH5927 — Full Word Study → Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study → out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmim·miṣ·rā·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study →, and by a prophetוּבְנָבִ֖יאū·ḇə·nā·ḇî — Prophet; one who speaks God's wordH5030 — Full Word Study → he was preservedנִשְׁמָֽר׃niš·mār — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם’ep̄·ra·yim — Double fruitfulnessH669 — Full Word Study → has provoked bitterתַּמְרוּרִ֑יםtam·rū·rîm — bitterness, bitter grief, deep anguishH8563 — Full Word Study → angerהִכְעִ֥יסhiḵ·‘îs — To provoke to anger; to vex or grieveH3707 — Full Word Study →, so his Lordאֲדֹנָֽיו׃’ă·ḏō·nāw — Lord, master, owner, rulerH113 — Full Word Study → will leaveיִטּ֔וֹשׁyiṭ·ṭō·wōš — to abandon, forsake, or let goH5203 — Full Word Study → his bloodguiltוְדָמָיו֙wə·ḏā·māw — blood; life force; bloodshed; guiltH1818 — Full Word Study → upon himעָלָ֣יו‘ā·lāw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → and repayיָשִׁ֥יבyā·šîḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → him for his contemptוְחֶ֨רְפָּת֔וֹwə·ḥer·pā·ṯōw — Reproach, shame, insultH2781 — Full Word Study →.