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Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםwill becomeתִהְיֶהa desolationלְשַׁמָּהon the dayבְּיוֹםof rebuke;תּוֹכֵחָהamong the tribesבְּשִׁבְטֵיof IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלI have made knownהוֹדַעְתִּיwhat is sure.נֶאֱמָנָה
Hosea 5:9
Study it in the app“Ephraim will become a desolation on the day of rebuke; among the tribes of Israel I have made known what is sure.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 5:9, 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- will becomeתִהְיֶהtihye
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “tihye” appears- a desolationשַׁמָּהshama
desolation
A destroyed land or city.
Where else “shama” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of rebukeתּוֹכֵחָהtochecha
rebuke
Words that correct a fault.
Where else “tochecha” appears- among the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- I have made knownהוֹדַעְתִּיhodati
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “hodati” appears- what is sureנֶאֱמָנָהneemana
be firm
To be dependable, steady, never failing.
Where else “neemana” appears
The context
8Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; sound the alarm at Beth-aven: “After you, Benjamin.”
9 · This verse (above)
10The princes of Judah have become like those who move a boundary; upon them I will pour out like water my wrath.