Hosea 14:8
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶפְרַיִם
ʼEphrayim
Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
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)
גִּלּוּל
gillûwl
properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
רַעֲנָן
raʻănân
verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous
בְּרוֹשׁ
bᵉrôwsh
a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
פְּרִי
pᵉrîy
fruit (literally or figuratively)
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
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →בְּרוֹשׁ bᵉrôwsh
a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
Study H1265 →אֶפְרַיִם ʼEphrayim
Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Study H669 →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
Study H4672 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →Cross References
That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
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