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The iniquityעֲוֺןof Ephraimאֶפְרָיִםis bound up,צָרוּרhis sinחַטָּאתוֹstored away.צְפוּנָה
Hosea 13:12
Study it in the app“The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up, his sin stored away.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 13:12, word by word
- The iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרָיִםefrayim
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- is bound upצָרוּרtsarur
bind
To tie or wrap something.
Where else “tsarur” appears- his sinחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- stored awayצְפוּנָהtsefuna
treasure up
To cherish and keep, like the word in the heart.
Where else “tsefuna” appears
The context
11I gave you a king in my anger, and I took him away in my wrath.
12 · This verse (above)
13The pains of a woman giving birth will come on him; he is a son not wise, for at the time he does not present himself at the opening of the womb for children.