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Hosea 4:1–3

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GOD’S CASE AGAINST ISRAEL

4Hear the word of the Lord,h people of Israel,

for the Lord has a casei

against the inhabitants of the land:

There is no truth,j no faithful love,k

and no knowledge of Godl in the land!

2Cursing,m lying,n murder,o stealing,p

and adulteryq are rampant;

one act of bloodshed follows another.r

3For this reason the land mourns,s

and everyone who lives in it languishes,

along with the wild animalst and the birds of the sky;

even the fish of the sea disappear.u

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Cross references

  1. hHs 5:1
  2. iHs 12:2; Mc 6:2
  3. jIs 59:4; Jr 7:28
  4. kHs 6:6
  5. lHs 5:4
  6. mHs 10:4
  7. nHs 7:3; 10:13; 11:12
  8. oHs 6:9
  9. pHs 7:1
  10. qHs 7:4
  11. rHs 6:8; 12:14
  12. sIs 24:4; 33:9
  13. tJr 4:25
  14. uGn 1:20–25

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,

for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.

There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,

and no knowledge of God in the land;

there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;

they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

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.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,

because the Lord has a charge to bring

against you who live in the land:

“There is no faithfulness, no love,

no acknowledgment of God in the land.

There is only cursing, lying and murder,

stealing and adultery;

they break all bounds,

and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

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.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

NLTNew Living Translation

Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel!

The Lord has brought charges against you, saying:

“There is no faithfulness, no kindness,

no knowledge of God in your land.

You make vows and break them;

you kill and steal and commit adultery.

There is violence everywhere—

one murder after another.

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.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Hear the word of Yahweh, O children of Israel,

for Yahweh has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land.

There is no faithfulness or loyalty,

there is no knowledge of God in the land.

Swearing and lying,

murdering and stealing,

and adultery break out,

and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Therefore the land mourns,

and all those living in it languish

with the animals of the field,

and the birds of the heaven,

and even the fish of the sea

are being swept away.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel:

For the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land,

Because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out,

And blood toucheth blood.

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.

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