King James Version

Hosea 4:19

The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

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צָרַ֥רtsararadversaryצָרַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “adversary”, a completed actionH6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveadversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.ר֛וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “anger”, the ordinary formH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).אוֹתָ֖הּotahobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָbikhnafeyhain wingכָּנָףpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in wing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle[phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּveyevoshvand be confoundedבּוּשׁconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be confounded”, an unfinished actionH954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed(be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.מִזִּבְחוֹתָֽםmizivchotamfrom sacrificeזֶבַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from sacrifice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2077properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)offer(-ing), sacrifice.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wind hath bound her up in her skirts; and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.

Young’s Literal Translation

Distressed her hath wind with its wings, And they are ashamed of their sacrifices!

World English Bible

The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices.

Darby Translation

The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

Douay-Rheims

The wind hath bound them up in its wings, and they shall be confounded because of their sacrifices.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wind hath bound her up in her skirts; and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou art a blast of wind in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their altars.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συστροφὴ πνεύματος σὺ εἶ ἐν ταῖς πτέρυξιν αὐτῆς, καὶ καταισχυνθήσονται ἐκ τῶν θυσιαστηρίων αὐτῶν.