Hosea 2:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. | Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way. | Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to therefore | לָכֵ֛ן | la-KHEN | H3651C | rightכֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable |
| here I | הִנְנִי־ | hi-ni- | H2005 | look!הֵן (hen) interj 1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part 2) if Aramaic equivalent: hen (הֵן "look!" H2006A) |
| [am] about to fence up | שָׂ֥ךְ | sakh | H7753 | to hedgeשׂוּךְ (sukh) 1) to hedge or fence up or about 1a) (Qal) to fence about, hedge up |
| way your | דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְ | dar-KEKH | H1870L | way: conductדֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.) |
| with the thorns | בַּסִּירִ֑ים | ba-si-RIM | H5518B | thornסִיר (sir) 1) thorn, hook, brier 1a) thorns 1b) hooks |
| and I will wall up | וְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ | ve-ga-dar-TI | H1443 | to wall up/offגָּדַר (ga.dar) 1) to wall up, wall off, close off, build a wall 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wall up, shut off 1a2) masons (participle) |
| wall her | גְּדֵרָ֔הּ | ge-de-RAH | H1447 | wallגֶּדֶר (ge.der) wall, fence Another spelling of ga.der (גָּדֵר "wall" H1447) |
| and paths her | וּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָ | u-ne-ti-vo-TEI-ha | H5410B | pathנָתִיב (na.tiv) 1) trodden with the feet, path, pathway 2) path, pathway, traveller |
| not | לֹ֥א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| she will find | תִמְצָֽא׃ | tim-TZA' | H4672 | to findמָצָא (ma.tsa) 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.