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And the swordוְ חֶרֶבwill whirlחָלָהin his cities,בְּעָרָיוand it will finish offוְכִלְּתָהhis bars,בַדָּיוand devour themוְאָכָלָהbecause of their counsels.מִמֹּעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם
Hosea 11:6
Study it in the app“And the sword will whirl in his cities, and it will finish off his bars, and devour them because of their counsels.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 11:6, word by word
- And the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- will whirlחָלָהchala
whirl
To whirl, swirling around over something.
Where else “chala” appears- in his citiesעָרָיaray
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “aray” appears- and it will finish offכִלְּתָהchilta
destroy
To put an end to something, destroy it.
Where else “chilta” appears- his barsבַדָּיvaday
pole
Another word spelled the same: a carrying pole.
Where else “vaday” appears- and devour themאָכָלָהachala
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achala” appears- because of their counselsמֹּעֲצוֹתֵיmoatsote
plan, counsel
Plan, counsel: what someone intends to do after thinking it over.
Where else “moatsote” appears
The context
5He will not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria, he will be his king, because they refused to return.
6 · This verse (above)
7And my people are hung up on their turning away from me; and to the height they call him, but together he does not exalt them.