Hosea 12:9

“But I am YHWH your Elohim from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed time.”

Hosea 12:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 12:9, word by word

am YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
make you dwellאוֹשִׁיבְoshiv

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “oshiv” appears
in tentsאֳהָלִיםohalim

tent

A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.

Where else “ohalim” appears
as in the daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yme” appears
of the appointed timeמוֹעֵדmoed

appointed time

A date fixed beforehand.

Where else “moed” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

8And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors they will not find in me iniquity that is sin.”

9 · This verse (above)

10And I spoke to the prophets, and I multiplied vision, and by the hand of the prophets I gave parables.

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