Hosea 4:3

“Therefore the land will mourn, and everyone who lives in it will languish, with the animals of the field and with the birds of the heavens; and even the fish of the sea will be taken away.”

Hosea 4:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 4:3, word by word

the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
will mournתֶּאֱבַלteeval

mourn

Mourn, grieve for the dead.

Where else “teeval” appears
who livesיוֹשֵׁבyoshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshev” appears
will languishאֻמְלַלumlal

languish

Languish, wither, lose strength.

Where else “umlal” 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 heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
the fishדְּגֵיdege

fish

Fish; fish as a whole.

Where else “dege” appears
of the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yam” appears
will be taken awayיֵאָסֵפוּyeasefu

join ancestors

To die and be placed with one's own who have died before.

Where else “yeasefu” appears

The context

2Cursing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and bloodshed touches bloodshed.

3 · This verse (above)

4Yet let no one contend, and let no one reprove; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.

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