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Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםis oppressed,עָשׁוּקcrushedרְצוּץin judgment,מִשְׁפָּטforכִּיhe was determinedהוֹאִילto goהָלַךְafterאַחֲרֵיthe command.צָו
Hosea 5:11
Study it in the app“Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he was determined to go after the command.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 5:11, word by word
- Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- is oppressedעָשׁוּקashuk
oppress, defraud
Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.
Where else “ashuk” appears- crushedרְצוּץretsuts
crush
To shatter, oppress: "the damaged reed".
Where else “retsuts” appears- in judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- he was determinedהוֹאִילhoil
undertake, venture
Make up one's mind to do something; venture, be willing.
Where else “hoil” appears- to goהָלַךְhalach
follow
"Go after" someone, follow them.
Where else “halach” appears- the commandצָוtsav
command, precept
A command, an order that is given.
Where else “tsav” appears
Translation note
“The command”: a rare word of doubtful sense (BDB).
The context
10The princes of Judah have become like those who move a boundary; upon them I will pour out like water my wrath.
11 · This verse (above)
12And I will be like a moth to Ephraim, and like rot to the house of Judah.