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And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them. (KJV)
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וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יva.ha.shi.mo.Tiand I will devastate
Lemma: שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) · Strong's: H8074G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)
Meaning: be desolate: destroyed
Used 56 times. Also: Leviticus 26:22, Leviticus 26:31, Leviticus 26:32, Leviticus 26:34, Leviticus 26:35, Leviticus 26:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8074G; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 1
גַּפְנָהּ֙gaf.Nahvine[s] her
Lemma: גֶּ֫פֶן (ge.phen) · Strong's: H1612
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: vine
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:10, Genesis 49:11, Numbers 6:4, Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1612; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 2
וּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּu.te.'E.na.Tahand fig tree[s] her
Lemma: תְּאֵנָה (te.e.nah) · Strong's: H8384
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: fig
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Numbers 13:23, Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8, Judges 9:10, Judges 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8384; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 4
אָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.Rahshe said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 5
אֶתְנָ֥ה'et.Nah[are] wage[s]
Lemma: אֶתְנָה (et.nah) · Strong's: H0866
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wages
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0866; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 6
הֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 7
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 8
נָֽתְנוּ\־na.te.nu-they gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414N
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to give: pay
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 23:13, Genesis 30:28, Exodus 2:9, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414N; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 9
מְאַֽהֲבָ֑יme.'a.ha.Vailovers my
Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)
Meaning: to love: lover
Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 10
וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםve.sam.Timand I will make them
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 11
לְיַ֔עַרle.Ya.'arinto a thicket
Lemma: יַ֫עַר (ya.ar) · Strong's: H3293A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wood
Used 48 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:5, Joshua 17:15, Joshua 17:18, 1 Samuel 22:5, 2 Samuel 18:8, 2 Samuel 18:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3293A; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 12
וַאֲכָלָ֖תַםva.'a.kha.La.tamand it will consume them
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 13
חַיַּ֥תchai.Yat[the] animal[s] of
Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: living thing
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 14
הַשָּׂדֶֽה\׃ha.sa.Dehthe field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: country
Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Hosea 2:12 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will destroy | → | שָׁמֵם H8074G be desolate: destroyed |
| her vines | → | גֶּ֫פֶן H1612 vine |
| and fig trees | → | תְּאֵנָה H8384 fig |
| which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| she thinks | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| are the wages | → | אֶתְנָה H0866 wages |
| paid | → | נָתַן H5414N to give: pay |
| by her lovers | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
| So I will make them | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| into a thicket | → | יַ֫עַר H3293A wood |
| and the beasts | → | חַיָּה H2416C living thing |
| of the field | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| will devour them | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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