New American Standard Bible 1995

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Hosea

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Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed; Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars; Then they will say to the mountains, "Cover us!" And to the hills, "Fall on us!"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Also the high places a high place Noun H1116 בָּמֹ֣ות ba·mo·vt
of Aven, "wickedness," a contemptuous synonym for two places H206    
the sin to miss, go wrong, sin H2398    
of Israel, "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yis·ra·'el,
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will be destroyed; to be exterminated or destroyed Verb H8045 וְנִשְׁמְד֞וּ ve·nish·me·du
Thorn a thorn, thornbush Noun H6975 קֹ֣וץ ko·vtz
and thistle thistles Noun H1863 וְדַרְדַּ֔ר ve·dar·dar,
will grow to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 יַעֲלֶ֖ה ya·'a·leh
on their altars; an altar Noun H4196 מִזְבְּחֹותָ֑ם miz·be·cho·v·tam;
Then they will say to utter, say Verb H559 וְאָמְר֤וּ ve·'a·me·ru
to the mountains, mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 לֶֽהָרִים֙ le·ha·rim
"Cover to cover Verb H3680 כַּסּ֔וּנוּ kas·su·nu,
us!" And to the hills, a hill Noun H1389 וְלַגְּבָעֹ֖ות ve·lag·ge·va·'o·vt
"Fall to fall, lie Verb H5307 נִפְל֥וּ nif·lu
on us!"      

Locations

High Mountain

HIGH PLACE1. General:(1) "High place" is the normal translation of bamah, a word that means simply "elevation" (Jeremiah 26:18 Ezekiel 36:2, etc.; compare the use in Job 9:8 of the waves of the sea. For the plural as a proper noun see BAMOTH). In the King James Version of Ezekiel 16:24, 25, 31, 39, "high places" is the translation of ramah (the Revised Versi... View Details

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed; Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars; Then they will say to the mountains, "Cover us!" And to the hills, "Fall on us!"
King James Bible Also the The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, will shall be destroyed; Thorn destroyed: the thorn and the thistle will grow shall come up on their altars; Then and they will shall say to the mountains, "Cover us!" And Cover us; and to the hills, "Fall Fall on us!"us.
Hebrew Greek English Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed; Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars; Then they will say to the mountains, "Cover us!" And to the hills, "Fall on us!"