Hosea 11:8
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.”
כָּמַר
properly, to intertwine or contract, i.e. (by implication) to shrivel (as with heat); figuratively, to be deeply affected with passion (love or pity)
שׂוּם
will I make?/ you
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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לֵב
heart/ my
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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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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עַל
on/ me
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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מָגַן
will I deliver up?/ you
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מָגַן
properly, to shield; encompass with; figuratively, to rescue, to hand safely over (i.e. surrender)
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נָתַן
will I give up/ you
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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הָפַךְ
it has been changed
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הָפַךְ
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
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יַחַד
together
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יַחַד
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
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נִחוּם
compassions/ my
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נִחוּם
properly, consoled; abstractly, solace
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