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They calledקָרְאוּto them;לָהֶםsoכֵּןthey wentהָלְכוּfrom before them;מִפְּנֵיהֶםto the Baalsלַבְּעָלִיםthey sacrificed,יְזַבֵּחוּand to the carved imagesוְלַפְּסִלִיםthey burned incense.יְקַטֵּרוּן
Hosea 11:2
Study it in the app“They called to them; so they went from before them; to the Baals they sacrificed, and to the carved images they burned incense.”
God remembers teaching Israel to walk, taking them by the armsWho God IsGod as a father teaching his child to walk, drawing him with cords of loveLove
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 11:2, word by word
- They calledקָרְאוּkaru
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “karu” appears- they wentהָלְכוּhalchu
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halchu” appears- from before themפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- to the Baalsבְּעָלִיםbealim
Baal
Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.
Where else “bealim” appears- they sacrificedיְזַבֵּחוּyezabechu
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “yezabechu” appears- and to the carved imagesפְּסִלִיםpesilim
carved image
Carved image: the figure of a god carved in wood or stone.
Where else “pesilim” appears- they burned incenseיְקַטֵּרוּyekateru
burn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “yekateru” appears
The context
1When Israel was a boy, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
2 · This verse (above)
3And I taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by their arms; but they did not know that I healed them.