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Hosea 4:1–3

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The Charge Against Israel

4Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,

because the Lord has a chargeu to bring

against you who live in the land:v

“There is no faithfulness,w no love,

no acknowledgmentx of God in the land.y

2There is only cursing,a lyingz and murder,a

stealingb and adultery;c

they break all bounds,

and bloodshed follows bloodshed.d

3Because of this the land dries up,e

and all who live in it waste away;f

the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky

and the fish in the sea are swept away.g

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Footnotes

  1. aThat is, to pronounce a curse on

Cross references

  1. uSee Job 10:2; See Jer 2:9
  2. vJoel 1:2, 14
  3. wSee Pr 24:2
  4. xSee Pr 10:21; See Isa 1:3; Jer 7:28; See Hos 2:20
  5. ySee Jer 51:5
  6. zIsa 59:3; Hos 7:3; 10:4; 11:12
  7. aHos 5:2; 6:9
  8. bHos 7:1
  9. cSee Jer 9:2
  10. dSee 2 Ki 21:16; See Isa 1:15; See Eze 22:2, 9; Hos 5:2; 10:13
  11. eSee Jer 4:28
  12. fSee Isa 15:6; See 33:9
  13. gSee Jer 4:25; See 9:10; See Eze 38:20; Zep 1:3

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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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel,

for the Lord has a case

against the inhabitants of the land:

There is no truth, no faithful love,

and no knowledge of God in the land!

Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,

and adultery are rampant;

one act of bloodshed follows another.

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.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

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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