Hosea 10:9
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.”
מִלְחָמָה
War, battle, conflict. Milchamah. The battle belongs to the LORD. When you face your giants remember God has already won the battle on your behalf.
חָטָא
you have sinned
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חָטָא
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
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בֵּן
sons of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
O Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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עָמַד
they have remained
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עָמַד
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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נָשַׂג
will it overtake?/ them
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נָשַׂג
to reach (literally or figuratively)
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עַלְוָה
injustice
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עַלְוָה
moral perverseness
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