And the prideוְ גְאוֹןof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלtestifiesעָנָהto his face;בְּפָנָיוand they have notוְלֹאreturnedשָׁבוּto YHWHאֶל יְהוָהtheir Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיהֶםand they have notוְלֹאsought himבִקְשֻׁהוּin allבְּכָלthis.זֹאת
Hosea 7:10
Study it in the app“And the pride of Israel testifies to his face; and they have not returned to YHWH their Elohim, and they have not sought him in all this.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 7:10, word by word
- And the prideגְאוֹןgeon
pride
Thinking oneself above others, a person or nation.
Where else “geon” 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- testifiesעָנָהana
testify
To speak before a judge as a witness, for or against someone.
Where else “ana” appears- to his faceפָנָיfanay
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fanay” appears- returnedשָׁבוּshavu
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “shavu” appears- to YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- sought himבִקְשֻׁvikshu
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “vikshu” appears
The context
9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he does not know it; gray hair also is sprinkled on him, and he does not know it.
10 · This verse (above)
11And Ephraim has become like a dove, simple, without heart; to Egypt they call, to Assyria they go.