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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhas rejectedזָנַחthe good;טוֹבan enemyאוֹיֵבwill pursue him.יִרְדְּפוֹ
Hosea 8:3
Study it in the app“Israel has rejected the good; an enemy will pursue him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 8:3, word by word
- 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- has rejectedזָנַחzanach
reject
To cast someone away, no longer wanting him near.
Where else “zanach” appears- the goodטוֹבtov
what is right
What is right and just, which God approves, the opposite of evil.
Where else “tov” appears- an enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- will pursue himיִרְדְּפyirdf
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yirdf” appears
The context
2To me they will cry out, “My Elohim, we know you, we, Israel.”
3 · This verse (above)
4They have made kings, but not from me; they have made officials, but I did not know it; with their silver and their gold they have made for themselves idols, so that it may be cut off.