Focused Passage

Hosea 6:7-11

A Call to Return and the Exposure of Fleeting Covenant Love

Hosea 6 moves from a communal call to return and be healed, to the LORD's interrogation of Israel and Judah's fleeting love, to the prophetic verdict that steadfast love and knowledge of God matter more than sacrifice, to evidence that covenant treachery has defiled the land and left both Israel and Judah exposed to judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.

8Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.

9Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.

10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.

11Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity.

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

But theyוְהֵ֕מָּהH1992Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plurallike Adamכְּאָדָ֖םH121Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularhave transgressedעָבְר֣וּH5674Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe covenantבְרִ֑יתH1285Noun - feminine singularthereשָׁ֖םH8033Adverbthey were unfaithfulבָּ֥גְדוּH898Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto Meבִֽי׃Preposition | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • Or As at Adam, they have transgressed
Verse 8

Original words

Gileadגִּלְעָ֕דH1568Noun - proper - feminine singularis a cityקִרְיַ֖תH7151Noun - feminine singular constructof evildoersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיH6466Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct. . .אָ֑וֶןH205Noun - masculine singulartracked with footprintsעֲקֻבָּ֖הH6121Adjective - feminine singularof bloodמִדָּֽם׃H1818Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

Like raidersגְּדוּדִ֗יםH1416Noun - masculine pluralwho lie in ambushוּכְחַכֵּ֨יH2442Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct. . .אִ֜ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular[so does] a bandחֶ֚בֶרH2267Noun - masculine singular constructof priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםH3548Noun - masculine pluralthey murderיְרַצְּחוּ־H7523Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralon the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְH1870Noun - common singularto Shechemשֶׁ֑כְמָהH7927Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularsurelyכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionthey have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃H6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralatrocitiesזִמָּ֖הH2154Noun - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

In the houseבְּבֵית֙H1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularI have seenרָאִ֖יתִיH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singulara horrible thingשַׁעֲרִירִיָּהH8186Adjective - feminine singularEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםH669Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularpractices prostitutionזְנ֣וּתH2184Noun - feminine singularthereשָׁ֚םH8033Adverb[and] Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singularis defiledנִטְמָ֖אH2930Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

Alsoגַּם־H1571Conjunctionfor youלָ֑ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularO Judahיְהוּדָ֕הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singulara harvestקָצִ֖ירH7105Noun - masculine singularis appointedשָׁ֥תH7896Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularwhen I restoreבְּשׁוּבִ֖יH7725Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singularMy peopleעַמִּֽי׃פH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularfrom captivityשְׁב֥וּתH7622Noun - feminine singular construct

BSB notes

  • Or restore the fortunes of My people

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