zo is a demonstrative pronoun used to point to the stated derision in Hosea 7:16.

The attested use is demonstrative: in Hosea 7:16, the pronoun points to the derision stated in the verse's closing clause.

1. Demonstrative reference to a stated matter · dominant

   In Hosea 7:16, ז֥וֹ is tagged as a demonstrative pronoun and points to the derision in the closing statement; the APB renders the clause “this is their derision in the land of Egypt.”

   Hosea 7:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hosea 7:16, the APB presents the demonstrative in “this is their derision,”.