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And it will beוְהָיָהlike people,כָעָםlike priest;כַּכֹּהֵןand I will call him to accountוּפָקַדְתִּי עָלָיוfor his ways,דְּרָכָיוand his deedsוּמַעֲלָלָיוI will pay backאָשִׁיבto him.לוֹ
Hosea 4:9
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 4:9, word by word
- And it will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- like peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- like priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- and I will call him to accountפָקַדְתִּיfakadti
punish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “fakadti” appears- for his waysדְּרָכָיderachay
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derachay” appears- and his deedsמַעֲלָלָיmaalalay
deeds, doings
Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.
Where else “maalalay” appears- I will pay backאָשִׁיבashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “ashiv” appears
The context
8The sin of my people they eat, and toward their iniquity they lift up their soul.
9 · This verse (above)
10And they will eat but not be satisfied; they will prostitute themselves but not increase, for they have abandoned YHWH, ceasing to keep him.