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Forכִּיfrom Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵלis it too;וְהוּאa craftsmanחָרָשׁmade it,עָשָׂהוּand itוְ הוּאis notלֹאElohim;אֱלֹהִיםforכִּיthe calfעֵגֶלof Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןwill beיִהְיֶהsplinters.שְׁבָבִים
Hosea 8:6
Study it in the app“For from Israel is it too; a craftsman made it, and it is not Elohim; for the calf of Samaria will be splinters.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 8:6, word by word
- from Israelיִּשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
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- a craftsmanחָרָשׁcharash
craftsman
Craftsman: one who works stone, wood or metal.
Where else “charash” appears- made itעָשָׂasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- the calfעֵגֶלegel
calf
Calf: a young bull.
Where else “egel” appears- of Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshomron
Samaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appears- will beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- splintersשְׁבָבִיםshevavim
splinter, fragment
A splinter, fragment, something broken in pieces.
Where else “shevavim” appears
Places in this verse
Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
The context
5He has rejected your calf, Samaria; my anger burns against them; how long will they not be capable of innocence?
6 · This verse (above)
7For wind they sow, and a whirlwind they will reap; standing grain, it has no sprout; it will not yield flour; if perhaps it yields, strangers will swallow it.