Hebrew Interlinear

Hosea 12:2 Interlinear

hath also a controversy The LORD with Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways according to his doings will he recompense

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְרִ֥יבH7379hath also a controversya contest (personal or legal)
2לַֽיהוָ֖הH3068The LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3עִםH5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
4יְהוּדָ֑הH3063with Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
5וְלִפְקֹ֤דH6485and will punishto visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
6עַֽלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7יַעֲקֹב֙H3290Jacobjaakob, the israelitish patriarch
8כִּדְרָכָ֔יוH1870according to his waysa road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
9כְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוH4611according to his doingsan act (good or bad)
10יָשִׁ֥יבH7725will he recompenseto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
11לֽוֹ׃H0

Verse Context

Hosea 12:1Ephraim feedeth on wind and followeth after the east wind ...
Hosea 12:2 (current)hath also a controversy The LORD with Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways according to his doings will he recompense
Hosea 12:3in the womb by the heel He took his brother and by his strength he had power...

Continue Your Study