Hosea 6:4 Hebrew Word Analysis

0מָ֤הh4100
5what shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂהh6213
2לְּךָ֙h0
3O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִםh669
4מָ֥הh4100
5what shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂהh6213
6לְּךָ֖h0
7unto thee O Judahיְהוּדָ֑הh3063
8unto thee for your goodnessוְחַסְדְּכֶם֙h2617
9cloudכַּֽעֲנַןh6051
10is as a morningבֹּ֔קֶרh1242
11dewוְכַטַּ֖לh2919
12and as the earlyמַשְׁכִּ֥יםh7925
13it goeth awayהֹלֵֽךְ׃h1980

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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 dew that goeth early away.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.

World English Bible (WEB)

"Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, And like the dew that disappears early.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness `is' as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early -- going.