Hosea 10:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. | Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars. | Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| it is slippery | חָלַ֥ק | cha-LAK | H2505B | to smoothחָלַק (cha.laq) 1) to be smooth, slippery, deceitful 1a) (Qal) to be smooth, slippery 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to be smooth 1b2) to flatter |
| heart their | לִבָּ֖ם | li-BAM | H3820A | mindבָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A) |
| now | עַתָּ֣ה | 'a-TAH | H6258 | nowעַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) 1) now 1a) now 1b) in phrases |
| they will be held guilty | יֶאְשָׁ֑מוּ | ye'-SHA-mu | H0816 | be guiltyאָשַׁם (a.sham) 1) to offend, be guilty, trespass 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do wrong, offend, trespass, commit an offense, do injury 1a2) to be or become guilty 1a3) to be held guilty 1a4) to be incriminated 1b) (Niphal) to suffer punishment 1c) (Hiphil) to declare guilty 2) (TWOT) to be desolate, acknowledge offense |
| he | ה֚וּא | hu' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| he will break | יַעֲרֹ֣ף | ya-'a-ROF | H6202 | to break the neckעָרַף (a.raph) (Qal) to break the neck (of an animal) |
| altars their | מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔ם | miz-be-cho-TAM | H4196 | sacrificeדְּבַח (de.vach) sacrifice Aramaic of miz.be.ach (מִזְבֵּחַ "altar" H4196) |
| he will destroy | יְשֹׁדֵ֖ד | ye-sho-DED | H7703 | to ruinשָׁדַד (sha.dad) 1) to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin, destroy, spoil 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to violently destroy, devastate, despoil, assail 1a2) devastator, despoiler (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be utterly ruined 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to assault 1c2) to devastate 1d) (Pual) to be devastated 1e) (Poel) to violently destroy 1f) (Hophal) to be devastated Also means: shud (שׁוּד "to waste" H7736) |
| sacred pillars their | מַצֵּבוֹתָֽם׃ | ma-tze-vo-TAM | H4676 | pillarמַצֵּבָה (mats.tse.vah) 1) pillar, mastaba, stump 1a) pillar 1a1) as monument, personal memorial 1a2) with an altar 1b)(Hoph) stock, stump (of tree) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.