But on the houseוְאֶת בֵּיתof JudahיְהוּדָהI will have compassion,אֲרַחֵםand I will save themוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּיםby YHWHבַּיהוָהtheir Elohim;אֱלֹהֵיהֶםand I will notוְלֹאsave themאוֹשִׁיעֵםby bowבְּקֶשֶׁתor by swordוּבְחֶרֶבor by war,וּבְמִלְחָמָהby horsesבְּסוּסִיםor by horsemen.וּבְפָרָשִׁים
Hosea 1:7
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 1:7, word by word
- But on the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- 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.
Where else “yehuda” appears- I will have compassionאֲרַחֵםarachem
have compassion
To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.
Where else “arachem” appears- and I will save themהוֹשַׁעְתִּיhoshati
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshati” appears- 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.
Where else “yhva” appears- their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- by bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appears- or by swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- or by warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- by horsesסוּסִיםsusim
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appears- or by horsemenפָרָשִׁיםfarashim
horseman
A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.
Where else “farashim” appears
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.