Hosea 4:17
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶפְרַיִם
ʼEphrayim
Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
לָוָה
lâvâh
properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
גִּלּוּל
gillûwl
properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
Key Terms in This Verse
לָוָה lâvâh
properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
Study H3867 →אֶפְרַיִם ʼEphrayim
Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Study H669 →Cross References
So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men tha...
As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
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