Hebrew Interlinear

Hosea 11:6 Interlinear

shall abide And the sword on his cities and shall consume his branches and devour them because of their own counsels

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְחָלָ֥הH2342shall abideproperly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e., (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fi
2חֶ֙רֶב֙H2719And the sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
3בְּעָרָ֔יוH5892on his citiesa city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
4וְכִלְּתָ֥הH3615and shall consumeto end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
5בַדָּ֖יוH905his branchesproperly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with preposit
6וְאָכָ֑לָהH398and devourto eat (literally or figuratively)
7מִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם׃H4156them because of their own counselsa purpose

Verse Context

Hosea 11:5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt but the Assyrian...
Hosea 11:6 (current)shall abide And the sword on his cities and shall consume his branches and devour them because of their own counsels
Hosea 11:7And my people are bent to backsliding them to the most High from me though they called...

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