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Hosea

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So Ephraim has become like a silly dove, without sense; They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So Ephraim a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territory Noun H669 אֶפְרַ֔יִם ef·ra·yim,
Analysis:
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has become to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֣י vay·hi
like a silly to be simple Verb H6601 פֹותָ֖ה fo·v·tah
dove, dove Noun H3123 כְּיֹונָ֥ה ke·yo·v·nah
without nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵ֣ין ein
sense; inner man, mind, will, heart Noun H3820 לֵ֑ב lev;
They call to call, proclaim, read Verb H7121 קָרָ֖אוּ ka·ra·'u
to Egypt, a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֥יִם mitz·ra·yim
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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they go to go, come, walk Verb H1980 הָלָֽכוּ׃ ha·la·chu.
to Assyria. the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr. Noun H804 אַשּׁ֥וּר a·shur
Analysis:
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Assyria

ASSYRIAa-sir'-i-a:I. GEOGRAPHYII. EARLY HISTORYIII. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONSIV. POPULATIONV. TRADE AND LAWVI. ARTVII. MECHANICSVIII. FURNITURE, POTTERY AND EMBROIDERYIX. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND SCIENCEX. GOVERNMENT AND ARMYXI. RELIGIONXII. EXCAVATIONSXIII. CHRONOLOGYXIV. HISTORY1. Early Period2. The Older Empire3. The Second Empire4. Last Period and Fall of... View Details

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

Ephraim

EPHRAIM (2)(1) A position apparently of some importance, since the position of Baal-hazor (probably = Tell `Asur) where Abraham's sheep-farm was located, is determined by relation to it (2 Samuel 13:23). That it lay North of Jerusalem seems to be indicated in 2 Samuel 13:34. It may be identical with the Ephraim of Eusebius, Onomasticon, 20 Roman miles North... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So Ephraim has become like a silly dove, without sense; They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
King James Bible So Ephraim has become also is like a silly dove, dove without sense; They heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
Hebrew Greek English So Ephraim has become like a silly dove, without sense; They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.