Hosea 1:7

“But on the house of Judah I will have compassion, and I will save them by YHWH their Elohim; and I will not save them by bow or by sword or by war, by horses or by horsemen.”

Hosea 1:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 1:7, word by word

But on the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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I will have compassionאֲרַחֵםarachem

have compassion

To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.

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and I will save themהוֹשַׁעְתִּיhoshati

save

To rescue someone from danger.

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by YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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by bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet

bow

A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.

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or by swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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or by warמִלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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by horsesסוּסִיםsusim

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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or by horsemenפָרָשִׁיםfarashim

horseman

A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.

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The context

6And she conceived again and bore a daughter. And he said to him: Call her name Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, but I will surely take them away.

7 · This verse (above)

8And she weaned Lo-ruhamah, and she conceived and bore a son.

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