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Hosea 8:3

But Israel has rejected good; an enemy will pursue him.
Hosea 8:3
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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)

זָנַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ט֑וֹב אוֹיֵ֖ב יִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃

  1. זָנַ֥חza.Nach“it has rejected”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָנַח · “to reject” · Strong's H2186A
  2. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  3. ט֑וֹבTov“good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
  4. אוֹיֵ֖ב'o.Yev“an enemy”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
  5. יִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃yir.De.fov“he will pursue him”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)