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Hosea 13:3

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

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לָכֵ֗ןlakhento as... asכֵּןpreposition, adverb — “to as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…יִֽהְיוּ֙yihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כַּעֲנַןkaananas cloudעָנָןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as cloud”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6051a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudcloud(-y).בֹּ֔קֶרboqerdayבֹּקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.וְכַטַּ֖לvekhataland as dewטַלconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and as dew”, the ordinary formH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.מַשְׁכִּ֣יםmashkimup, rise up) earlyשָׁכַםverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “up, rise up) early”, a verb used as a describing wordH7925literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning(arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.הֹלֵ֑ךְholekhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…כְּמֹץ֙kemotsas chaffמֹץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as chaff”, the ordinary formH4671chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose)chaff.יְסֹעֵ֣רyesoertroubledסָעַרverb, poel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “troubled”, an unfinished actionH5590to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled, come out as a (drive with the, scatter with a) whirlwind.מִגֹּ֔רֶןmigorenfrom floorגֹּרֶןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from floor”, the ordinary formH1637a threshing-floor (as made even); by analogy, any open area(barn, corn, threshing-) floor, (threshing-, void) place.וּכְעָשָׁ֖ןukheashanand as smokeעָשָׁןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and as smoke”, the ordinary formH6227smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)smoke(-ing).מֵאֲרֻבָּֽהmearubahfrom chimneyאֲרֻבָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from chimney”, the ordinary formH699a lattice; (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water)chimney, window.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the wind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the window.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Young’s Literal Translation

Therefore they are as a cloud of the morning, And as dew, rising early, going away, As chaff tossed about out of a floor, And as smoke out of a window.

World English Bible

Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the dew that passes away early, like the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing floor, and like the smoke out of the chimney.

Darby Translation

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the lattice.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore they shall be as a morning aloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the dust that is driven with a whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the wind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the window.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Therefore shall they be as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that passes away, as chaff blown away from the threshing-floor, and as a vapour from tears.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διὰ τοῦτο ἔσονται ὡς νεφέλη πρωϊνὴ καὶ ὡς δρόσος ὀρθρινὴ πορευομένη, ὡς χνοῦς ἀποφυσώμενος ἀφʼ ἅλωνος, καὶ ὡς ἀτμὶς ἀπὸ δακρύων.