Hosea 9:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.

Young's Literal Translation
They do not abide in the land of Jehovah, And turned back hath Ephraim [to] Egypt, And in Asshur an unclean thing they eat.

King James Bible
They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean [things] in Assyria.

Hebrew
They will not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

remain
יֵשְׁב֖וּ (yê·šə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in the land
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of the LORD;
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

Ephraim
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (’ep̄·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

will return
וְשָׁ֤ב (wə·šāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to Egypt
מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

and eat
יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ (yō·ḵê·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

unclean food
טָמֵ֥א (ṭā·mê)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2931: Unclean

in Assyria.
וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּר (ū·ḇə·’aš·šūr)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 804: Ashshur

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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