Hosea 12:8

Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data

"And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And

אֶפְרַיִם

ʼEphrayim

H669

Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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עוֹד

ʻôwd

H5750

properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more

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I am

הָיָה

hâyâh

H1961

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

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עָשִׁיר

ʻâshîyr

H6223

rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)

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I have

מָצָא

mâtsâʼ

H4672

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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me out

חַיִל

chayil

H2428

probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

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in all my

מַעֲשֶׂה

maʻăseh

H4639

an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

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they shall

מָצָא

mâtsâʼ

H4672

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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עָוֺן

ʻâvôn

H5771

perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

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in me that were

חַטָּאָה

chaṭṭâʼâh

H2403

an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

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Key Terms in This Verse

labours H4639

מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh

an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

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substance H2428

חַיִל chayil

probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

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rich H6223

עָשִׁיר ʻâshîyr

rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)

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become H1961

הָיָה hâyâh

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

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find H4672

מָצָא mâtsâʼ

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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Ephraim H669

אֶפְרַיִם ʼEphrayim

Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

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iniquity H5771

עָוֺן ʻâvôn

perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

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none H376

אִישׁ ʼîysh

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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found H4672

מָצָא mâtsâʼ

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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sin H2403

חַטָּאָה chaṭṭâʼâh

an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

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Cross References

Revelation 3:17 cross-reference

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Psalm 62:10 cross-reference

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

Proverbs 30:20 cross-reference

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

Psalm 52:7 cross-reference

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Psalm 49:6 cross-reference

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

Proverbs 30:12 cross-reference

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

Deuteronomy 8:17 cross-reference

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

1 Timothy 6:5 cross-reference

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Zechariah 11:5 cross-reference

Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

Luke 12:19 cross-reference

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

1 Timothy 6:17 cross-reference

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Habakkuk 1:16 cross-reference

Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

Luke 16:15 cross-reference

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Malachi 3:13 cross-reference

Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?

Jeremiah 2:23 cross-reference

How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

Luke 16:13 cross-reference

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Luke 10:29 cross-reference

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

Jeremiah 2:35 cross-reference

Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

Malachi 2:17 cross-reference

Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the ...

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