Hosea 7:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.

Young's Literal Translation
With their wickedness they make glad a king, And with their lies—princes.

King James Bible
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Hebrew
They delight
יְשַׂמְּחוּ־ (yə·śam·mə·ḥū-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome

the king
מֶ֑לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

with their evil,
בְּרָעָתָ֖ם (bə·rā·‘ā·ṯām)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

the princes
שָׂרִֽים׃ (śā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

with their lies.
וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖ם (ū·ḇə·ḵa·ḥă·šê·hem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3585: A failure of flesh, emaciation, hypocrisy

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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