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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1יָשׁ֣וּבוּ׀H7725They returnto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
2לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3עָ֗לH5920but not to the most Highproperly, the top; specifically, the highest (i.e., god); also (adverb) aloft, to jehovah
4הָיוּ֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
5כְּקֶ֣שֶׁתH7198bowa bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
6רְמִיָּ֔הH7423they are like a deceitfulremissness, treachery
7יִפְּל֥וּH5307shall fallto fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
8בַחֶ֛רֶבH2719by the sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
9שָׂרֵיהֶ֖םH8269their princesa head person (of any rank or class)
10מִזַּ֣עַםH2195for the ragestrictly froth at the mouth, i.e., (figuratively) fury (especially of god's displeasure with sin)
11לְשׁוֹנָ֑םH3956of their tonguethe tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
12ז֥וֹH2097thisthis or that
13לַעְגָּ֖םH3933shall be their derisionderision, scoffing
14בְּאֶ֥רֶץH776in the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
15מִצְרָֽיִם׃H4714of Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

Verse Context

Hosea 7:15 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms yet do they imagine...
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

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