Hosea 6:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whatמָ֤ה
(mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
shall I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־
(e·'e·seh-)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
with you, O Ephraim?אֶפְרַ֔יִם
(ef·ra·yim,)
669: a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as apher
Whatמָ֥ה
(mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂה־
(e·'e·seh-)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
with you, O Judah?יְהוּדָ֑ה
(ye·hu·dah;)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah
For your loyaltyוְחַסְדְּכֶם֙
(ve·chas·de·chem)
2617a: goodness, kindnessfrom chasad
is like a morningבֹּ֔קֶר
(bo·ker,)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
cloudכַּֽעֲנַן־
(ka·'a·nan-)
6051: a cloud mass, cloudfrom an unused word
And like the dewוְכַטַּ֖ל
(ve·chat·tal)
2919: night mist, dewfrom an unused word
which goesהֹלֵֽךְ׃
(ho·lech.)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
away early.מַשְׁכִּ֥ים
(mash·kim)
7925: to start or rise earlya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
O Ephraim
'Ephrayim  (ef-rah'-yim)
double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites.
what shall I do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
unto thee O Judah
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
what shall I do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
unto thee for your goodness
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
is as a morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
cloud
`anan  (aw-nawn')
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud -- cloud(-y).
and as the early
shakam  (shaw-kam')
to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning -- (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.
dew
tal  (tal)
dew (as covering vegetation) -- dew.
it goeth away
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning cloud And like the dew which goes away early.

King James Bible
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What am I going to do with you, Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, Judah? Your loyalty is like the morning mist and like the early dew that vanishes.

International Standard Version
"What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? Your love is like a morning rain cloud— it passes away like the morning dew.

NET Bible
What am I going to do with you, O Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, O Judah? For your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist; it disappears as quickly as dawn's dew!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"What should I do with you, Ephraim? What should I do with you, Judah? Your love is like fog in the morning. It disappears as quickly as the morning dew.

King James 2000 Bible
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto you? O Judah, what shall I do unto you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.
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