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And my peopleוְעַמִּיare hung upתְלוּאִיםon their turning awayלִמְשׁוּבָתִfrom me;יand toוְאֶלthe heightעַלthey call him,יִקְרָאֻהוּbut togetherיַחַדhe does notלֹאexalt them.יְרוֹמֵם
Hosea 11:7
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 11:7, word by word
- And my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- are hung upתְלוּאִיםteluim
hang
Hang, be suspended; also to be in doubt.
Where else “teluim” appears- on their turning awayמְשׁוּבָתִmeshuvati
turning away, faithlessness
Turning away, going astray from the right path; also faithlessness or rebellion against God.
Where else “meshuvati” appears- the heightעַלal
on high, above
What is high, above. In 2 Samuel 23:1, "raised on high". In some passages it is used to speak of God as "the One on high".
Where else “al” appears- they call himיִקְרָאֻyikrau
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikrau” appears- but togetherיַחַדyachad
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachad” appears- exalt themיְרוֹמֵםyeromem
lift up
To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.
Where else “yeromem” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew of this verse is difficult.
The context
6And the sword will whirl in his cities, and it will finish off his bars, and devour them because of their counsels.
7 · This verse (above)
8How can I give you up, Ephraim, hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah, set you like Zeboiim? My heart has turned within me; together my compassions are kindled.