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Their heartלִבָּםis divided;חָלַקnowעַתָּהthey will be found guilty;יֶאְשָׁמוּheהוּאwill break the neck ofיַעֲרֹףtheir altars,מִזְבְּחוֹתָםhe will destroyיְשֹׁדֵדtheir standing stones.מַצֵּבוֹתָם
Hosea 10:2
Study it in the app“Their heart is divided; now they will be found guilty; he will break the neck of their altars, he will destroy their standing stones.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 10:2, word by word
- Their heartלִבָּliba
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “liba” appears- is dividedחָלַקchalak
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “chalak” appears- they will be found guiltyיֶאְשָׁמוּyeshamu
be guilty
Be guilty; bear the guilt of something, and so suffer its punishment.
Where else “yeshamu” appears- will break the neck ofיַעֲרֹףyaarof
break the neck
Break the neck of an animal.
Where else “yaarof” appears- their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָmizbchota
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbchota” appears- he will destroyיְשֹׁדֵדyeshoded
devastate
To leave a country or city empty and in ruins by force.
Where else “yeshoded” appears- their standing stonesמַצֵּבוֹתָmatsevota
standing stone
Standing stone: a stone set upright as a memorial of something, of a meeting with God or of a covenant. Later laws forbid the standing stones of Canaanite worship, which were objects of worship.
Where else “matsevota” appears
The context
1Israel is a luxuriant vine; he produces fruit for himself; according to the abundance of his fruit, he has multiplied the altars; according to the goodness of his land, they have improved the standing stones.
2 · This verse (above)
3For now they will say, “There is no king for us, for we did not fear YHWH; and the king, what will he do for us?”