ThereforeלָכֵןI will take backאָשׁוּב וְלָקַחְתִּיmy grainדְגָנִיin its time,בְּעִתּוֹand my new wineוְתִירוֹשִׁיin its appointed time,בְּמוֹעֲדוֹand I will snatch awayוְהִצַּלְתִּיmy woolצַמְרִיand my linen,וּפִשְׁתִּיgiven to coverלְכַסּוֹתher nakedness.עֶרְוָתָהּ
Hosea 2:9
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 2:9, word by word
- I will take backאָשׁוּבashuv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “ashuv” appears- I will take backלָקַחְתִּיlakachti
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “lakachti” appears- my grainדְגָנִdegani
grain
Grain: wheat and barley.
Where else “degani” appears- in its timeעִתּit
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “it” appears- and my new wineתִירוֹשִׁtiroshi
new wine
New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.
Where else “tiroshi” appears- in its appointed timeמוֹעֲדmoad
appointed time
A date fixed beforehand.
Where else “moad” appears- and I will snatch awayהִצַּלְתִּיhitsalti
take away
To take something from the one who has it, to recover it or give it to another.
Where else “hitsalti” appears- my woolצַמְרִtsamri
wool
Wool.
Where else “tsamri” appears- and my linenפִשְׁתִּfishti
linen, flax
Flax: the plant whose fibers are made into thread and cloth; linen.
Where else “fishti” appears- given to coverכַסּוֹתchasot
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “chasot” appears- her nakednessעֶרְוָתָervata
nakedness
Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.
Where else “ervata” appears
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.