God’s Charge Against Israel
You children of Israel,
For the Lord brings a acharge against the inhabitants of the land:
“There is no truth or mercy
Or bknowledge of God in the land.
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed1 upon bloodshed.
And beveryone 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.
For your people are like those awho contend with the priest.
The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night;
And I will destroy your mother.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
bBecause you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
| << Hosea 4:1 | Hosea 4:3 >> |
American Standard Version
There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
Amplified® Bible
There is nothing but [false] swearing and breaking faith and killing and stealing and committing adultery; they break out [into violence], one [deed of] bloodshed following close on another.
Contemporary English Version
Cursing, dishonesty, murder, robbery, unfaithfulness-- these happen all the time. Violence is everywhere.
Darby English Version
Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, -- they break out; and blood toucheth blood.
Good News Bible
They make promises and break them; they lie, murder, steal, and commit adultery. Crimes increase, and there is one murder after another.
King James Version
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
New American Standard Bible
{There is} swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.
New International Version
There is only cursing, lying and murder,
stealing and adultery;
they break all bounds,
and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
New King James Version
By swearing and lying,
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed upon bloodshed.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
We see swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Revised Standard Version
there is swearing, lying, killing, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds and murder follows murder.
Young's Literal Translation
Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery -- have increased, And blood against blood hath touched.
| << Hosea 4:1 | Hosea 4:3 >> |
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