Hebrew Interlinear
Hosea 7:16 Interlinear
“They return but not to the most High bow they are like a deceitful shall fall by the sword their princes for the rage of their tongue this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יָשׁ֣וּבוּ׀ | H7725 | They return | to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); |
| 2 | לֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 3 | עָ֗ל | H5920 | but not to the most High | properly, the top; specifically, the highest (i.e., god); also (adverb) aloft, to jehovah |
| 4 | הָיוּ֙ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 5 | כְּקֶ֣שֶׁת | H7198 | bow | a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris |
| 6 | רְמִיָּ֔ה | H7423 | they are like a deceitful | remissness, treachery |
| 7 | יִפְּל֥וּ | H5307 | shall fall | to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) |
| 8 | בַחֶ֛רֶב | H2719 | by the sword | drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement |
| 9 | שָׂרֵיהֶ֖ם | H8269 | their princes | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 10 | מִזַּ֣עַם | H2195 | for the rage | strictly froth at the mouth, i.e., (figuratively) fury (especially of god's displeasure with sin) |
| 11 | לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם | H3956 | of their tongue | the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, |
| 12 | ז֥וֹ | H2097 | this | this or that |
| 13 | לַעְגָּ֖ם | H3933 | shall be their derision | derision, scoffing |
| 14 | בְּאֶ֥רֶץ | H776 | in the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 15 | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | H4714 | of Egypt | mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt |
Verse Context
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Hosea 7:16 (current)They return but not to the most High bow they are like a deceitful shall fall by the sword their princes for the rage of their tongue this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt