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And you will stumbleוְכָשַׁלְתָּby day,הַיּוֹםand the prophetנָבִיאalsoגַּםwill stumbleוְכָשַׁלwith youעִמְּךָby night;לָיְלָהand I will destroyוְדָמִיתִיyour mother.אִמֶּךָ
Hosea 4:5
Study it in the app“And you will stumble by day, and the prophet also will stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 4:5, word by word
- And you will stumbleכָשַׁלְתָּchashalta
stumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “chashalta” appears- by dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- and the prophetנָבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- by nightלָיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- and I will destroyדָמִיתִיdamiti
destroy
To vanish completely, be wiped out, or put an end to something.
Where else “damiti” appears- your motherאִמֶּime
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “ime” appears
The context
4Yet let no one contend, and let no one reprove; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
5 · This verse (above)
6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from being priest to me; and because you have forgotten the law of your Elohim, I also will forget your children.