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Hosea

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For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has hired lovers.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
For they have gone to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 עָל֣וּ a·lu
up to Assyria, the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr. Noun H804 אַשּׁ֔וּר a·shur,
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[Like] a wild donkey a wild donkey Noun H6501 פֶּ֖רֶא pe·re
all alone; to be separate, isolated Verb H909 בֹּודֵ֣ד bo·v·ded
Ephraim a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territory Noun H669 אֶפְרַ֖יִם ef·ra·yim
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has hired to hire Verb H8566 הִתְנ֥וּ hit·nu
lovers. love (noun) Noun H158 אֲהָבִֽים׃ a·ha·vim.

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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

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 For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has hired lovers.
King James Bible For they have are gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey all alone; ass alone by himself: Ephraim has hath hired lovers.
Hebrew Greek English For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has hired lovers.