Hosea 4:13
On the heads, either tops, of mountains they made sacrifice, and on the little hills they burnt incense under an oak, and a poplar, and a terebinth, for the shadow thereof was good. Therefore your daughters shall do fornication, and your wives shall be adulteresses.This verse in the real world
In what words
- לִבְנֶהlibnehsome sort of whitish tree, perhaps the storax
- אַלּוֹןʼallôwn{an oak or other strong tree}
- אֵלָהʼêlâhan oak or other strong tree
- כַּלָּהkallâha bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
- צֵלtsêlshade, whether literal or figurative
- גִּבְעָהgibʻâha hillock
- זָנָהzânâhto commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of
- קָטַרqâṭarto smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
+5 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 3:6, Ezk 6:13, Isa 1:29, Amo 7:17, Ezk 16:16, Job 31:9–10, 2Sa 12:10–12, Ezk 20:28–29