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Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. (KJV)

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חָלַ֥קcha.Lakit is slippery

Lemma: חָלַק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2505B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to smooth

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 5:9, Psalms 36:2, Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 7:5, Proverbs 28:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2505B; TAHOT Hosea 10:2 word 1

לִבָּ֖םli.Bamheart their

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Hosea 10:2 word 2

עַתָּ֣ה'a.Tahnow

Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: now

Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Hosea 10:2 word 3

יֶאְשָׁ֑מוּye'.Sha.muthey will be held guilty

Lemma: אָשַׁם (a.sham) · Strong's: H0816

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: be guilty

Used 35 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 4:22, Leviticus 4:27, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0816; TAHOT Hosea 10:2 word 4

ה֚וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Hosea 10:2 word 5

יַעֲרֹ֣ףya.'a.Rofhe will break

Lemma: עָרַף (a.raph) · Strong's: H6202

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to break the neck

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 13:13, Exodus 34:20, Deuteronomy 21:4, Deuteronomy 21:6, Isaiah 66:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6202; TAHOT Hosea 10:2 word 6

מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.Tamaltars their

Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: altar

Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Hosea 10:2 word 7

יְשֹׁדֵ֖דye.sho.Dedhe will destroy

Lemma: שָׁדַד (sha.dad) · Strong's: H7703

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 56 times. Also: Judges 5:27, Job 12:6, Job 15:21, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 137:8, Proverbs 19:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7703; TAHOT Hosea 10:2 word 8

מַצֵּבוֹתָֽם\׃ma.tze.vo.Tamsacred pillars their

Lemma: מַצֵּבָה (mats.tse.vah) · Strong's: H4676

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: pillar

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 31:51, Genesis 31:52 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4676; TAHOT Hosea 10:2 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Their hearts	→	לֵב H3820A heart
are devious	→	חָלַק H2505B to smooth
now	→	עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now
they must bear their guilt	→	אָשַׁם H0816 be guilty
The LORD	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
will break down	→	עָרַף H6202 to break the neck
their altars	→	מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar
and demolish	→	שָׁדַד H7703 to ruin
their sacred pillars	→	מַצֵּבָה H4676 pillar

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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