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Hosea 1:7

Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
Hosea 1:7
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאֶת־בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ אֲרַחֵ֔ם וְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖ים בַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֣א אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗ם בְּקֶ֤שֶׁת וּבְחֶ֙רֶב֙ וּבְמִלְחָמָ֔ה בְּסוּסִ֖ים וּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃

  1. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  2. בֵּ֤יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  3. יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  4. אֲרַחֵ֔ם'a.ra.Chem“I will have compassion on”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָחַם · “to have compassion” · Strong's H7355
  5. וְהֽוֹשַׁעְתִּ֖יםve.ho.sha'.Tim“and I will save them”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
  6. בַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.weh“by Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.Hem“God their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  8. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. אֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֗ם'o.shi.'Em“I will save them”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
  10. בְּקֶ֤שֶׁתbe.Ke.shet“by bow”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫שֶׁת · “bow” · Strong's H7198
  11. וּבְחֶ֙רֶב֙u.ve.Che.rev“and by sword”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  12. וּבְמִלְחָמָ֔הu.ve.mil.cha.Mah“and by battle”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  13. בְּסוּסִ֖יםbe.su.Sim“by horses”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סוּס · “horse” · Strong's H5483M
  14. וּבְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.ve.fa.ra.Shim“and by horsemen”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּרָשׁ · “horseman” · Strong's H6571B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)