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

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

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

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

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

11 Also 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 they וְהֵ֕מָּה H1992 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural like Adam כְּאָדָ֖ם H121 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular have transgressed עָבְר֣וּ H5674 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural the covenant בְרִ֑ית H1285 Noun - feminine singular there שָׁ֖ם H8033 Adverb they were unfaithful בָּ֥גְדוּ H898 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural to Me בִֽי׃ Preposition | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • Or As at Adam, they have transgressed
Verse 8

Original words

Gilead גִּלְעָ֕ד H1568 Noun - proper - feminine singular is a city קִרְיַ֖ת H7151 Noun - feminine singular construct of evildoers פֹּ֣עֲלֵי H6466 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct . . . אָ֑וֶן H205 Noun - masculine singular tracked with footprints עֲקֻבָּ֖ה H6121 Adjective - feminine singular of blood מִדָּֽם׃ H1818 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

Like raiders גְּדוּדִ֗ים H1416 Noun - masculine plural who lie in ambush וּכְחַכֵּ֨י H2442 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct . . . אִ֜ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular [so does] a band חֶ֚בֶר H2267 Noun - masculine singular construct of priests כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים H3548 Noun - masculine plural they murder יְרַצְּחוּ־ H7523 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural on the way דֶּ֖רֶךְ H1870 Noun - common singular to Shechem שֶׁ֑כְמָה H7927 Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular surely כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction they have committed עָשֽׂוּ׃ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural atrocities זִמָּ֖ה H2154 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

In the house בְּבֵית֙ H1004 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular I have seen רָאִ֖יתִי H7200 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular a horrible thing שַׁעֲרִירִיָּה H8186 Adjective - feminine singular Ephraim לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם H669 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular practices prostitution זְנ֣וּת H2184 Noun - feminine singular there שָׁ֚ם H8033 Adverb [and] Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular is defiled נִטְמָ֖א H2930 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

Also גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction for you לָ֑ךְ Preposition | second person feminine singular O Judah יְהוּדָ֕ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular a harvest קָצִ֖יר H7105 Noun - masculine singular is appointed שָׁ֥ת H7896 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular when I restore בְּשׁוּבִ֖י H7725 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular My people עַמִּֽי׃פ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular from captivity שְׁב֥וּת H7622 Noun - feminine singular construct

BSB notes

  • Or restore the fortunes of My people

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