Hebrew Interlinear

Hosea 2:18 Interlinear

will I make a covenant And in that day for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven and with the creeping things of the ground the bow and the sword and the battle and I will break out of the earth and will make them to lie down safely

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְכָרַתִּ֨יH3772will I maketo cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt
2לָהֶ֤םH0
3בְּרִית֙H1285a covenanta compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
4בַּיּ֣וֹםH3117And in that daya day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
5הַה֔וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
6עִםH5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
7חַיַּ֤תH2416for them with the beastsalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
8הַשָּׂדֶה֙H7704of the fielda field (as flat)
9וְעִםH5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
10ע֣וֹףH5775and with the fowlsa bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
11הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064of heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
12וְרֶ֖מֶשׂH7431and with the creeping thingsa reptile or any other rapidly moving animal
13הָֽאֲדָמָ֑הH127of the groundsoil (from its general redness)
14וְקֶ֨שֶׁתH7198the bowa bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
15וְחֶ֤רֶבH2719and the sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
16וּמִלְחָמָה֙H4421and the battlea battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
17אֶשְׁבּ֣וֹרH7665and I will breakto burst (literally or figuratively)
18מִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
19הָאָ֔רֶץH776out of the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
20וְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖יםH7901and will make them to lie downto lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
21לָבֶֽטַח׃H983safelyproperly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely

Verse Context

Hosea 2:17For I will take away by their name of Baalim out of her mouth ...
Hosea 2:18 (current)will I make a covenant And in that day for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven and with the creeping things of the ground the bow and the sword and the battle and I will break out of the earth and will make them to lie down safely
Hosea 2:19And I will betroth thee unto me for ever And I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness...

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