Hosea 7:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹֽא־זָעֲק֤וּ אֵלַי֙ בְּלִבָּ֔ם כִּ֥י יְיֵלִ֖ילוּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם עַל־דָּגָ֧ן וְתִיר֛וֹשׁ יִתְגּוֹרָ֖רוּ יָס֥וּרוּ בִֽי׃

Transliteration

wə-lōʾ-zāʿăqû to me in libbām but yəyēlîlû on-miškəḇôṯām over-dāḡān wə-tîrôš yiṯgôrārû yāsûrû from me.

Grammar Details

*wə*-*lōʾ*-*zāʿăqû*: conjunction + negative particle + qal perfect 3rd plural - and they did not cry out
*ʾēlay*: preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me
*bəlibbām*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their heart
*yəyēlîlû*: hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they howl/wail
*miškəḇôṯām*: noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix with prefix *ʿal* - on their beds
*dāḡān*: noun, masculine singular with prefix *ʿal* - over grain
*wə*-*tîrôš*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and new wine
*yiṯgôrārû*: hithpolel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they assemble themselves/gather
*yāsûrû*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they turn aside/depart
*bî*: preposition + 1st singular suffix - from me

Word Meanings

*zāʿăqû*: cried out/called out/summoned for help
*libbām*: their heart/mind/inner self
*yəyēlîlû*: howl/wail/lament
*miškəḇôṯām*: their beds/couches/resting places
*dāḡān*: grain/corn/wheat
*tîrôš*: new wine/fresh wine/must
*yiṯgôrārû*: assemble themselves/gather/cut themselves
*yāsûrû*: turn aside/depart/rebel

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Referenced Verses

Amos 2:8 : 8 and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.
Jer 3:10 : 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah.
Judg 9:27 : 27 And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
Job 35:9-9 : 9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty. 10 But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,
Mic 2:11 : 11 If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
Zech 7:5 : 5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [month], even these seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
Rom 16:18 : 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord {G2424} Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
Phil 3:19 : 19 whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and [whose] glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
Jas 4:3 : 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures.
Jas 5:1 : 1 Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
Exod 32:6 : 6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
Ps 78:34-37 : 34 When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly. 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their redeemer. 36 But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their tongue. 37 For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.
Isa 29:13 : 13 And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh [unto me], and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught [them];
Isa 52:5 : 5 Now therefore, what do I here, saith Jehovah, seeing that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them do howl, saith Jehovah, and my name continually all the day is blasphemed.
Isa 65:14 : 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit.
Hos 3:1 : 1 And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of [her] friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovah loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins.
Hos 13:16 : 16 Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
Amos 8:3 : 3 And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day, saith the Lord Jehovah: the dead bodies shall be many: in every place shall they cast them forth with silence.

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