What Does Hosea 8:13 Mean?

“for the sacrifices”

properly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

“of mine offerings”

gift (in sacrifice), i.e., holocaust

“They sacrifice”

to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)

“flesh”

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

“and eat”

to eat (literally or figuratively)

“it but the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“accepteth”

to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt

at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive

“them not now will he remember”

properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

“their iniquity”

perversity, i.e., (moral) evil

“and visit”

to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc

“their sins”

an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

they (only used when emphatic)

“to Egypt”

mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

“they shall return”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);