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The sinחַטַּאתof my peopleעַמִּיthey eat,יֹאכֵלוּand towardוְאֶלtheir iniquityעֲוֺנָםthey lift upיִשְׂאוּtheir soul.נַפְשׁוֹ
Hosea 4:8
Study it in the app“The sin of my people they eat, and toward their iniquity they lift up their soul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 4:8, word by word
- The sinחַטַּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- of my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- they eatיֹאכֵלוּyochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochelu” appears- their iniquityעֲוֺנָavona
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avona” appears- they lift upיִשְׂאוּyisu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisu” appears- their soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears
Translation note
“They lift up their soul”: it can be understood that they long for it eagerly.
The context
7As they multiplied, so they sinned against me; their glory I will change into disgrace.
8 · This verse (above)
9And it will be like people, like priest; and I will call him to account for his ways, and his deeds I will pay back to him.