Hebrew Interlinear
Hosea 4:12 Interlinear
“My people counsel at their stocks ask and their staff declareth unto them for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err and they have gone a whoring from under their God”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | עַמִּי֙ | H5971 | My people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 2 | בְּעֵצ֣וֹ | H6086 | counsel at their stocks | a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) |
| 3 | יִשְׁאָ֔ל | H7592 | ask | to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand |
| 4 | וּמַקְל֖וֹ | H4731 | and their staff | a shoot, i.e., stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining) |
| 5 | יַגִּ֣יד | H5046 | declareth | properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to |
| 6 | ל֑וֹ | H0 | ||
| 7 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 8 | ר֤וּחַ | H7307 | unto them for the spirit | wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the |
| 9 | זְנוּנִים֙ | H2183 | of whoredoms | adultery; figuratively, idolatry |
| 10 | הִתְעָ֔ה | H8582 | hath caused them to err | to vacillate, i.e., reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both |
| 11 | וַיִּזְנ֖וּ | H2181 | and they have gone a whoring | to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry ( |
| 12 | מִתַּ֥חַת | H8478 | the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | |
| 13 | אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ | H430 | from under their God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
Verse Context
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Hosea 4:12 (current)My people counsel at their stocks ask and their staff declareth unto them for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err and they have gone a whoring from under their God
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