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Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. (KJV)
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עַל\־'al-there-
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 1
כֵּ֣ן\׀ken-fore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 2
תֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.Valit will dry up
Lemma: אָבַל (a.val) · Strong's: H0056
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to mourn
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 37:34, Exodus 33:4, Numbers 14:39, 1 Samuel 6:19, 1 Samuel 15:35, 1 Samuel 16:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0056; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 3
הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 4
וְאֻמְלַל֙ve.'um.Laland he will wither
Lemma: אָמַל (a.mal) · Strong's: H0535
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPq3ms)
Meaning: to weaken
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:5, Isaiah 16:8, Isaiah 19:8, Isaiah 24:4, Isaiah 24:7, Isaiah 33:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0535; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 5
כָּל\־kol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 6
יוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[one who] dwells
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 7
בְּחַיַּ֥תbe.chai.Yatamong [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 4:3 word 8
הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.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 4:3 word 9
וּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofand among [the] bird[s] of
Lemma: עוֹף (oph) · Strong's: H5775
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: bird
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5775; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 10
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 11
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 12
דְּגֵ֥יde.Gei[the] fish of
Lemma: דָּג (dag) · Strong's: H1709H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: fish
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 9:2, Numbers 11:22, 1 Kings 4:33, Nehemiah 13:16, Job 12:8, Job 41:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1709H; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 13
הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 14
יֵאָסֵֽפוּ\׃ye.'a.Se.futhey will be removed
Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to gather
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Hosea 4:3 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| mourns | → | אָבַל H0056 to mourn |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who dwell | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in it | → | |
| will waste away | → | אָמַל H0535 to weaken |
| with the beasts | → | חַיָּה H2416C living thing |
| of the field | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| and the birds | → | עוֹף H5775 bird |
| of the air | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| the fish | → | דָּג H1709H fish |
| of the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| disappear | → | אָסַף H0622 to gather |
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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