Hosea 11:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַחֲרֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה יֵלְכ֖וּ כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה יִשְׁאָ֑ג כִּֽי־ה֣וּא יִשְׁאַ֔ג וְיֶחֶרְד֥וּ בָנִ֖ים מִיָּֽם׃

Transliteration

After YHWH they-yēləkû like-ʾaryēh he-yišʾāg for-hûʾ he-yišʾag and-they-yeḥerdû bānîm from-yām.

Grammar Details

*ʾaḥărê*: preposition - after/behind
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
*yēləkû*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will walk/go
*kə-*: preposition prefix - like/as
*ʾaryēh*: noun, masculine singular - lion
*yišʾāg*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will roar
*kî-*: conjunction - for/because
*hûʾ*: personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he
*yišʾag*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will roar
*wə-*: conjunction prefix - and
*yeḥerdû*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will tremble/hasten
*bānîm*: noun, masculine plural - sons/children
*min-*: preposition - from
*yām*: noun, masculine singular - sea/west

Word Meanings

*yēləkû*: will walk/go/follow
*ʾaryēh*: lion/strong one
*yišʾāg*: will roar/growl
*yeḥerdû*: will tremble/hasten/come trembling
*bānîm*: sons/children
*yām*: sea/west/westward direction

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Referenced Verses

Isa 31:4 : 4 For thus saith Jehovah unto me, As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds be called forth against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so will Jehovah of hosts come down to fight upon mount Zion, and upon the hill thereof.
Jer 25:30 : 30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, Jehovah will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he will mightily roar against his fold; he will give a shout, as they that tread [the grapes], against all the inhabitants of the earth.
Joel 3:16 : 16 And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
Amos 1:2 : 2 And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
Zech 8:7 : 7 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
Zech 10:12 : 12 And I will strengthen them in Jehovah; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith Jehovah.
John 8:12 : 12 Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not {G3361} walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Acts 24:25 : 25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.
Rom 8:1 : 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.
2 Pet 2:10 : 10 but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they {G0} tremble not to rail at dignities:
Amos 3:4 : 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Amos 3:8 : 8 The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who can but prophesy?
Mic 4:5 : 5 For all the peoples walk every one in the name of his god; and we will walk in the name of Jehovah our God for ever and ever.
Hab 3:16 : 16 I heard, and my body trembled, My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entereth into my bones, and I tremble in my place; Because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, For the coming up of the people that invadeth us.
Jer 31:9 : 9 They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.
Jer 33:9 : 9 And [this city] shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure unto it.
Hos 3:5 : 5 afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days.
Hos 6:1-3 : 1 Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him. 3 And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.
Isa 64:2 : 2 as when fire kindleth the brushwood, [and] the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
Jer 2:2 : 2 Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
Jer 5:22 : 22 Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
Jer 7:6 : 6 if ye oppress not the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your own hurt:
Jer 7:9 : 9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods that ye have not known,
Job 37:1 : 1 Yea, at this my heart trembleth, And is moved out of its place.
Ps 2:11 : 11 Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.
Isa 2:5 : 5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.
Isa 42:13 : 13 Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up [his] zeal like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily against his enemies.
Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.

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