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Hosea 9:2

The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.

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גֹּ֥רֶןgorenfloorגֹּרֶןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “floor”, the ordinary formH1637a threshing-floor (as made even); by analogy, any open area(barn, corn, threshing-) floor, (threshing-, void) place.וָיֶ֖קֶבvayeqevand wineיֶקֶבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and wine”, the ordinary formH3342a trough (as dug out); specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into which the juice drains; or the upper, in which the grapes are crushed)fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִרְעֵ֑םyiremcompanionרָעָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “companion”, an unfinished actionH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.וְתִיר֖וֹשׁvetiroshand wineתִּירוֹשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and wine”, the ordinary formH8492must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine(new, sweet) wine.יְכַ֥חֶשׁyekhacheshfailכָּחַשׁverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fail”, an unfinished actionH3584to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves.בָּֽהּbahinבָּֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The threshing-floor and the wine-press shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The threshing-floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her.

Young’s Literal Translation

Floor and wine-press do not delight them, And new wine doth fail in her,

World English Bible

The threshing floor and the wine press won’t feed them, and the new wine will fail her.

Darby Translation

The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her.

Douay-Rheims

The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the wine shall deceive them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The threshing-floor and the wine-press shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The threshing-floor and wine-press knew them not, and the wine disappointed them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἅλων καὶ ληνὸς οὐκ ἔγνω αὐτούς, καὶ ὁ οἶνος ἐψεύσατο αὐτούς.