Hosea 8:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זָנַח֙ עֶגְלֵ֣ךְ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן חָרָ֥ה אַפִּ֖י בָּ֑ם עַד־מָתַ֕י לֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּ נִקָּיֹֽן׃

Transliteration

zānaḥ your ʿeḡlēḵ šōmərôn; ḥārāh my ʾappî against them; until when not they yûḵəlû niqqāyōn?

Grammar Details

*zānaḥ*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has rejected
*ʿeḡlēḵ*: noun, masculine, singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your calf
*šōmərôn*: proper noun - Samaria
*ḥārāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it has burned
*ʾappî*: noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my anger/nose
*yûḵəlû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be able
*niqqāyōn*: noun, masculine, singular absolute - innocence/cleanness

Word Meanings

*zānaḥ*: rejected/cast off/spurned
*ʿeḡlēḵ*: your calf/your young bull (idol)
*ḥārāh*: burned/kindled/became hot
*ʾappî*: my anger/my nose/my wrath
*yûḵəlû*: they will be able/capable/endure
*niqqāyōn*: innocence/cleanness/freedom from punishment

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Referenced Verses

Hos 10:5 : 5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in terror for the calves of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced over it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
Jer 13:27 : 27 I have seen thine abominations, even thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, on the hills in the field. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?
Hos 8:6 : 6 For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
Acts 7:41 : 41 And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Deut 32:22 : 22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest Sheol, And devoureth the earth with its increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains.
2 Kgs 17:16-18 : 16 And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. 17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger. 18 Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
2 Kgs 17:21-23 : 21 For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drove Israel from following Jehovah, and made them sin a great sin. 22 And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them; 23 until Jehovah removed Israel out of his sight, as he spake by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
Prov 1:22 : 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
Isa 45:20 : 20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
Jer 4:14 : 14 O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?

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