Hosea 2:9

“Therefore I will take back my grain in its time, and my new wine in its appointed time, and I will snatch away my wool and my linen, given to cover her nakedness.”

Hosea 2:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 2:9, word by word

I will take backאָשׁוּבashuv

bring back

To return something, restore.

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I will take backלָקַחְתִּיlakachti

accept

To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.

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my grainדְגָנִdegani

grain

Grain: wheat and barley.

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in its timeעִתּit

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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and my new wineתִירוֹשִׁtiroshi

new wine

New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.

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in its appointed timeמוֹעֲדmoad

appointed time

A date fixed beforehand.

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and I will snatch awayהִצַּלְתִּיhitsalti

take away

To take something from the one who has it, to recover it or give it to another.

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my woolצַמְרִtsamri

wool

Wool.

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and my linenפִשְׁתִּfishti

linen, flax

Flax: the plant whose fibers are made into thread and cloth; linen.

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given to coverכַסּוֹתchasot

cover

To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.

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her nakednessעֶרְוָתָervata

nakedness

Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.

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The context

8But she did not know that I gave her the grain and the new wine and the oil, and multiplied for her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.

9 · This verse (above)

10And now I will uncover her lewdness before the eyes of her lovers, and no one will rescue her from my hand.

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