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Hosea 4:2-10
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 4
2
There is
oath-taking, denial, murder, stealing, and adultery.
They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.
3
Therefore the land mourns,
And everyone who lives in it languishes
Along with the animals of the field and the birds of the sky,
And even the fish of the sea disappear.
4
Yet let no one find fault, and let no one rebuke;
For your people are like those who contend with a priest.
5
So you will stumble by day,
And the prophet also will stumble with you by night;
And I will destroy your mother.
6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Since you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being My priest.
Since you have forgotten the Law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
7
The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me;
I will change their glory into shame.
8
They feed on the sin of My people,
And long for their wrongdoing.
9
And it will be, like people, like priest;
So I will punish them for their ways
And repay them for their deeds.
10
They will eat, but not have enough;
They will play the prostitute, but not increase,
Because they gave up devoting themselves to the
Lord
.
King James Version
Chapter 4
2
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
4
Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
5
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
7
As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
8
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
9
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
10
For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the
Lord
.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 4
2
Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,
and adultery are rampant;
one act of bloodshed follows another.
3
For this reason the land mourns,
and everyone who lives in it languishes,
along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky;
even the fish of the sea disappear.
4
But let no one dispute; let no one argue,
for my case is against you priests.
5
You will stumble by day;
the prophet will also stumble with you by night.
And I will destroy your mother.
6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I will reject you from serving as my priest.
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your sons.
7
The more they multiplied,
the more they sinned against me.
I will change their honor into disgrace.
8
They feed on the sin of my people;
they have an appetite for their iniquity.
9
The same judgment will happen
to both people and priests.
I will punish them for their ways
and repay them for their deeds.
10
They will eat but not be satisfied;
they will be promiscuous but not multiply.
For they have abandoned their devotion to the
Lord
.
New Living Translation
Chapter 4
2
You make vows and break them;
you kill and steal and commit adultery.
There is violence everywhere —
one murder after another.
3
That is why your land is in mourning,
and everyone is wasting away.
Even the wild animals, the birds of the sky,
and the fish of the sea are disappearing.
4
'Don’t point your finger at someone else
and try to pass the blame!
My complaint, you priests,
is with you.
5
So you will stumble in broad daylight,
and your false prophets will fall with you in the night.
And I will destroy Israel, your mother.
6
My people are being destroyed
because they don’t know me.
Since you priests refuse to know me,
I refuse to recognize you as my priests.
Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,
I will forget to bless your children.
7
The more priests there are,
the more they sin against me.
They have exchanged the glory of God
for the shame of idols.
8
'When the people bring their sin offerings, the priests get fed.
So the priests are glad when the people sin!
9
‘And what the priests do, the people also do.’
So now I will punish both priests and people
for their wicked deeds.
10
They will eat and still be hungry.
They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it,
for they have deserted the
Lord
English Standard Version
Chapter 4
2
there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;
they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
3
Therefore the land mourns,
and all who dwell in it languish,
and also the beasts of the field
and the birds of the heavens,
and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
4
Yet let no one contend,
and let none accuse,
for with you is my contention, O priest.
5
You shall stumble by day;
the prophet also shall stumble with you by night;
and I will destroy your mother.
6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;
because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you from being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
7
The more they increased,
the more they sinned against me;
I will change their glory into shame.
8
They feed on the sin of my people;
they are greedy for their iniquity.
9
And it shall be like people, like priest;
I will punish them for their ways
and repay them for their deeds.
10
They shall eat, but not be satisfied;
they shall play the whore, but not multiply,
because they have forsaken the
Lord
to cherish
New International Version
Chapter 4
2
There is only cursing, lying and murder,
stealing and adultery;
they break all bounds,
and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
3
Because of this the land dries up,
and all who live in it waste away;
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
and the fish in the sea are swept away.
4
"But let no one bring a charge,
let no one accuse another,
for your people are like those
who bring charges against a priest.
5
You stumble day and night,
and the prophets stumble with you.
So I will destroy your mother—
6
my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law of your God,
I also will ignore your children.
7
The more priests there were,
the more they sinned against me;
they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful.
8
They feed on the sins of my people
and relish their wickedness.
9
And it will be: Like people, like priests.
I will punish both of them for their ways
and repay them for their deeds.
10
"They will eat but not have enough;
they will engage in prostitution but not flourish,
because they have deserted the
Lord
to give themselves
New King James Version
Chapter 4
2
By
swearing and lying,
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed upon bloodshed.
3
Therefore the land will mourn;
And everyone who dwells there will waste away
With the beasts of the field
And the birds of the air;
Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.
4
“Now let no man contend, or rebuke another;
For your people
are
like those who contend with the priest.
5
Therefore you shall stumble in the day;
The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night;
And I will destroy your mother.
6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
Because you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
7
“The more they increased,
The more they sinned against Me;
I will change their glory into shame.
8
They eat up the sin of My people;
They set their heart on their iniquity.
9
And it shall be: like people, like priest.
So I will punish them for their ways,
And reward them for their deeds.
10
For they shall eat, but not have enough;
They shall commit harlotry, but not increase;
Because they have ceased obeying the
Lord
.
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