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Hosea 6:4

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The Lord’s First Lament

4What am I going to do with you, Ephraim? a

What am I going to do with you, Judah?

Your loyalty is like the morning mist b

and like the early dew that vanishes.

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Cross references

  1. a6:4 Hs 7:1; 11:8
  2. b6:4 Ps 78:34–37

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?

What shall I do with you, O Judah?

Your love is like a morning cloud,

like the dew that goes early away.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“What can I do with you, Ephraim?

What can I do with you, Judah?

Your love is like the morning mist,

like the early dew that disappears.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

What am I going to do with you, Ephraim?

What am I going to do with you, Judah?

Your love is like the morning mist

and like the early dew that vanishes.

NLTNew Living Translation

“O Israel and Judah,

what should I do with you?” asks the Lord.

“For your love vanishes like the morning mist

and disappears like dew in the sunlight.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

What will I do with you, O Ephraim?

What will I do with you, O Judah?

Your love is like a morning cloud,

like the dew that goes away early in the morning.

KJV 1900King James Version

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee?

O Judah, what shall I do unto thee?

For your goodness is as a morning cloud,

And as the early dew it goeth away.