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Whatמָהshall I doאֶעֱשֶׂהwith you,לְּךָEphraim?אֶפְרַיִםWhatמָהshall I doאֶעֱשֶׂהwith you,לְּךָJudah?יְהוּדָהFor your loyal loveוְחַסְדְּכֶםis like a morningכַּ בֹּקֶרcloud,עֲנַןand like the dewוְכַטַּלthat goes awayהֹלֵךְearly.מַשְׁכִּים
Hosea 6:4
Study it in the app“What shall I do with you, Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? For your loyal love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that goes away early.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 6:4, word by word
- shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂהeese
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “eese” appears- 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- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- For your loyal loveחַסְדְּchasd
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chasd” appears- is like a morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- cloudעֲנַןanan
cloud
A mass of vapor in the sky that gives shade, brings rain or covers the light.
Where else “anan” appears- and like the dewטַּלtal
dew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” appears- that goes awayהֹלֵךְholech
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holech” appears- earlyמַשְׁכִּיםmashkim
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “mashkim” appears
The context
3And let us know, let us press on to know YHWH; like the dawn, his going out is sure; and he will come to us like the rain, like the late rain that waters the earth.”
4 · This verse (above)
5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have killed them by the words of my mouth; and your judgments are like light that goes out.