Hosea 8:7

For they sow the wind
and they shall reap the whirlwind,
it has no stalk,
the ear yields no flour,
if it yields anything
strangers shall swallow it.

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

כִּי   רוּחַ   יִזְרָעוּ   וְסוּפָתָה   יִקְצֹרוּ   קָמָה   אֵין   לוֹ   צֶמַח   בְּלִי   יַעֲשֶׂה   קֶּמַח   אוּלַי   יַעֲשֶׂה   זָרִים   יִבְלָעֻהוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὅτι ἀνεμόφθορα ἔσπειραν καὶ ἡ καταστροφὴ αὐτῶν ἐκδέξεται αὐτά δράγμα οὐκ ἔχον ἰσχὺν τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἄλευρον ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ποιήσῃ ἀλλότριοι καταφάγονται αὐτό


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3588a
כִּ֛י (ki)
for
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H7307
ר֥וּחַ (rocha)
spirit
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H2232
יִזְרָ֖עוּ (jizerao)
to sow
Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp
H9002
H5492a
H9011
וְ (ve)
סוּפָ֣תָ (sofata)
ה (h)
and
whirlwind
to
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Suffix Suffix

C
Ncfsa
Sd
H7114b
יִקְצֹ֑רוּ (jiqetzórvo)
to reap
Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp
H7054
קָמָ֣ה (qamah)
standing grain
Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Ncfsa
H0369
H9014
אֵֽין (ein-)
־
nothing
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9005
H9033
ל֗ (l)
וֹ (vó)
to
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

R
Sp3ms
H6780
צֶ֚מַח (tzemach)
branch
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H1097
בְּלִ֣י (beli)
without
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H6213a
H9014
יַֽעֲשֶׂה (jaase-)
־
to make
link
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H7058
קֶּ֔מַח (qemach)
flour
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H0194
אוּלַ֣י (olaj)
perhaps
Adv. Adverb

D
H6213a
יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה (jaase)
to make
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H2114a
זָרִ֖ים (zarim)
be a stranger
Adj. Adjective
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Aampa
H1104
H9033
H9016
יִבְלָעֻֽ (jivelau)
הוּ (ho)
׃
to swallow up
him
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Vqi3mp
Sp3ms

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