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Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםhas provoked him to angerהִכְעִיסbitterly;תַּמְרוּרִיםand his bloodוְדָמָיוhe will leaveיִטּוֹשׁon him,עָלָיוand his reproachוְחֶרְפָּתוֹhis Lordאֲדֹנָיוwill pay backיָשִׁיבto him.לוֹ
Hosea 12:14
Study it in the app“Ephraim has provoked him to anger bitterly; and his blood he will leave on him, and his reproach his Lord will pay back to him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 12:14, word by word
- Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- has provoked him to angerהִכְעִיסhichis
provoke
To stir up someone's anger by what one does, like worshiping idols before YHWH.
Where else “hichis” appears- bitterlyתַּמְרוּרִיםtamrurim
bitterness
Bitterness; in the plural, very great bitterness.
Where else “tamrurim” appears- and his bloodדָמָיdamay
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “damay” appears- he will leaveיִטּוֹשׁyitosh
abandon
To turn away from someone or something and leave it behind.
Where else “yitosh” appears- and his reproachחֶרְפָּתcherpat
disgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpat” appears- his Lordאֲדֹנָיadonay
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adonay” appears- will pay backיָשִׁיבyashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashiv” appears
The context
13And by a prophet YHWH brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was kept.
14 · This verse (above)