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Hosea 6:4

What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
Hosea 6:4
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Original language and places

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)

מָ֤ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ֙ אֶפְרַ֔יִם מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ֖ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ כַּֽעֲנַן־בֹּ֔קֶר וְכַטַּ֖ל מַשְׁכִּ֥ים הֹלֵֽךְ׃

  1. מָ֤הmah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-“will I do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  3. לְּךָ֙le.Kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  4. אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yim“O Ephraim”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֶפְרַ֫יִם · “Ephraim” · Strong's H0669G
  5. מָ֥הmah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  6. אֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-“will I do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  7. לְּךָ֖le.Kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  8. יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.Dah“O Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  9. וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ve.chas.de.Khem“and loyalty your”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from חֶ֫סֶד · “kindness” · Strong's H2617A
  10. כַּֽעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-“[is] like a cloud of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עָנָן · “cloud” · Strong's H6051
  11. בֹּ֔קֶרBo.ker“[the] morning”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  12. וְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.Tal“and like <the> dew”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from טַל · “dew” · Strong's H2919
  13. מַשְׁכִּ֥יםmash.Kim“rising early”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁכַם · “to rise” · Strong's H7925
  14. הֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.Lekh“going”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)