Hosea 8:10
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.”
מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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תָּנָה
they will hire
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תָּנָה
to present (a mercenary inducement), i.e. bargain with (a harlot)
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עַתָּה
now
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עַתָּה
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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מְעַט
a few
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מְעַט
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
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שַׂר
princes
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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קָבַץ
I will gather/ them
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קָבַץ
to grasp, i.e. collect
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