And I will makeוְכָרַתִּיfor themלָהֶםa covenantבְּרִיתon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאwith the animalsעִם חַיַּתof the field,הַשָּׂדֶהand with the birdsוְעִם עוֹףof the heavens,הַשָּׁמַיִםand the creeping thingsוְרֶמֶשׂof the ground;הָאֲדָמָהand bowוְקֶשֶׁתand swordוְחֶרֶבand warוּמִלְחָמָהI will breakאֶשְׁבּוֹרfrom the land,מִן הָאָרֶץand I will make them lie downוְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּיםin safety.לָבֶטַח
Hosea 2:18
Study it in the app“And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the animals of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground; and bow and sword and war I will break from the land, and I will make them lie down in safety.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 2:18, word by word
- And I will makeכָרַתִּיcharati
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “charati” appears- a covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- with the animalsחַיַּתchayat
beast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chayat” appears- of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- and with the birdsעוֹףof
bird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appears- of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and the creeping thingsרֶמֶשׂremes
creeping thing
Creeping things: animals that move along the ground or glide, reptiles and small animals. From the same root as "creep".
Where else “remes” appears- of the groundאֲדָמָהadama
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “adama” appears- and bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appears- and swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- and warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- I will breakאֶשְׁבּוֹרeshbor
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “eshbor” appears- from the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- and I will make them lie downהִשְׁכַּבְתִּיhishkavti
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “hishkavti” appears- in safetyבֶטַחvetach
security, safely
Security, confidence; living "securely", without fear. Sometimes unsuspecting.
Where else “vetach” appears
The context
17And I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they will no longer be remembered by their name.
18 · This verse (above)
19And I will betroth you to me forever; and I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, and in loyal love and in compassion.