Hosea 9:8

Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God."

Word-by-Word Analysis

The

צָפָה

tsâphâh

H6822

properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await

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of

אֶפְרַיִם

ʼEphrayim

H669

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

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was with my

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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but the

נָבִיא

nâbîyʼ

H5030

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

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is a

פַּח

pach

H6341

a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)

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of a

יָקוֹשׁ

yâqôwsh

H3352

properly, entangling; hence, a snarer

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in all his

דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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and

שִׂנְאָה

sinʼâh

H8135

hate

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in the

בַּיִת

bayith

H1004

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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of his

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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Key Terms in This Verse

fowler H3352

יָקוֹשׁ yâqôwsh

properly, entangling; hence, a snarer

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hatred H8135

שִׂנְאָה sinʼâh

hate

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watchman H6822

צָפָה tsâphâh

properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await

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snare H6341

פַּח pach

a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)

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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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ways H1870

דֶּרֶךְ derek

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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prophet H5030

נָבִיא nâbîyʼ

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

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house H1004

בַּיִת bayith

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

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God H430

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...

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God H430

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...

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Cross References

Ezekiel 3:17 cross-reference

Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

Hosea 5:1 cross-reference

Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

Ezekiel 33:7 cross-reference

So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

John 15:24 cross-reference

If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

Micah 7:4 cross-reference

The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

Isaiah 62:6 cross-reference

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

1 Kings 22:22 cross-reference

And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, an...

Lamentations 2:14 cross-reference

Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

2 Kings 7:19 cross-reference

And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not ea...

Song of Solomon 3:3 cross-reference

The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

2 Kings 5:27 cross-reference

The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

Jeremiah 31:6 cross-reference

For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.

2 Kings 2:21 cross-reference

And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.

2 Kings 7:2 cross-reference

Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine ey...

Jeremiah 6:17 cross-reference

Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

2 Kings 4:43 cross-reference

And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

Lamentations 4:13 cross-reference

For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,

2 Kings 5:14 cross-reference

Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

Jeremiah 6:14 cross-reference

They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

Hebrews 13:17 cross-reference

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable ...

2 Kings 13:21 cross-reference

And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Eli...

Jeremiah 14:13 cross-reference

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.

2 Kings 2:14 cross-reference

And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elish...

1 Kings 22:28 cross-reference

And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.

2 Kings 4:41 cross-reference

But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.

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