Hosea 2:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The earth will respond to the grain, the new wine, and the oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫וְהָאָ֣רֶץ תַּעֲנֶ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּגָ֖ן וְאֶת־הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְאֶת־הַיִּצְהָ֑ר וְהֵ֖ם יַעֲנ֥וּ אֶֽת־יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃‬

Transliteration

And the-ʾāreṣ taʿăneh ʾet-the-dāgān and ʾet-the-tîrôš and ʾet-the-yiṣhār, and they yaʿănû ʾet-yizrəʿeʾl.

Grammar Details

• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine, singular - earth
• *taʿăneh*: qal imperfect, 3rd singular, feminine - she will answer
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *dāgān*: noun, masculine, singular - grain
• *tîrôš*: noun, masculine, singular - new wine
• *yiṣhār*: noun, masculine, singular - fresh oil
• *yaʿănû*: qal imperfect, 3rd plural, masculine - they will answer
• *yizrəʿeʾl*: proper noun - Jezreel

Word Meanings

• *ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
• *taʿăneh*: she will answer/respond/supply
• *dāgān*: grain/corn/cereal
• *tîrôš*: new wine/must
• *yiṣhār*: fresh oil/olive oil
• *yaʿănû*: they will answer/respond/hear
• *yizrəʿeʾl*: Jezreel (meaning 'God sows/plants')