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World English Bible

Hosea 4 (WEBP)

[1] Hear Yahweh’s word, you children of Israel, for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
[2] There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.
[3] Therefore the land will mourn, and everyone who dwells in it will waste away, with all living things in her, even the animals of the field and the birds of the sky; yes, the fish of the sea also die.
[4] “Yet let no man bring a charge, neither let any man accuse; for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.
[5] You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will also 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 will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.
[7] As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.
[8] They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
[9] It will be like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will repay them for their deeds.
[10] They will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; because they have abandoned listening to Yahweh.
[11] Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
[12] My people consult with their wooden idol, and answer to a stick of wood. Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray, and they have been unfaithful to their God.
[13] They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, and your brides commit adultery.
[14] I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, nor your brides when they commit adultery; because the men consort with prostitutes, and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes; so the people without understanding will come to ruin.
[15] “Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet don’t let Judah offend; and don’t come to Gilgal, neither go up to Beth Aven, nor swear, ‘As Yahweh lives.’
[16] For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow?
[17] Ephraim is joined to idols. Leave him alone!
[18] Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.
[19] The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Hosea 4 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[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.
[11] Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
[12] My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
[13] They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
[14] I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
[15] Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The Lord liveth.
[16] For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
[17] Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
[18] Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
[19] The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

Hosea 4:2 Heb. bloods
Hosea 4:5 Heb. cut off
Hosea 4:6 Heb. cut off
Hosea 4:8 Heb. lift up their soul to their iniquity
Hosea 4:9a Heb. visit upon
Hosea 4:9b Heb. cause to return
Hosea 4:14a Or, shall I not? etc.
Hosea 4:14b Or, be punished
Hosea 4:18a Heb. is gone
Hosea 4:18b Heb. shields

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Hosea 4 (BYZ)

[1] Ἀκούσατε () λόγον () κυρίου, () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ, () διότι () κρίσις () τῷ () κυρίῳ () πρὸς () τοὺς () κατοικοῦντας () τὴν () γῆν, () διότι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἀλήθεια () οὐδὲ () ἔλεος () οὐδὲ () ἐπίγνωσις () θεοῦ () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς· ()
[2] ἀρὰ () καὶ () ψεῦδος () καὶ () φόνος () καὶ () κλοπὴ () καὶ () μοιχεία () κέχυται ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () καὶ () αἵματα () ἐφ’ () αἵμασιν () μίσγουσιν.
[3] Διὰ () τοῦτο () πενθήσει () ἡ () γῆ () καὶ () σμικρυνθήσεται σὺν () πᾶσιν () τοῖς () κατοικοῦσιν () αὐτήν, () σὺν () τοῖς () θηρίοις () τοῦ () ἀγροῦ () καὶ () σὺν () τοῖς () ἑρπετοῖς () τῆς () γῆς () καὶ () σὺν () τοῖς () πετεινοῖς τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ, () καὶ () οἱ () ἰχθύες () τῆς () θαλάσσης () ἐκλείψουσιν, ()
[4] ὅπως () μηδεὶς () μήτε () δικάζηται μήτε () ἐλέγχῃ () μηδείς· () ὁ () δὲ () λαός () μου () ὡς () ἀντιλεγόμενος ἱερεύς. ()
[5] Καὶ () ἀσθενήσεις () ἡμέρας, () καὶ () ἀσθενήσει () καὶ () προφήτης () μετὰ () σοῦ· () νυκτὶ () ὡμοίωσα () τὴν () μητέρα () σου. ()
[6] Ὡμοιώθη () ὁ () λαός () μου () ὡς () οὐκ () ἔχων () γνῶσιν· () ὅτι () σὺ () ἐπίγνωσιν () ἀπώσω, () κἀγὼ () ἀπώσομαι () σὲ () τοῦ () μὴ () ἱερατεύειν () μοι· () καὶ () ἐπελάθου () νόμον () θεοῦ () σου, () κἀγὼ () ἐπιλήσομαι () τέκνων () σου. ()
[7] Κατὰ () τὸ () πλῆθος () αὐτῶν () οὕτως () ἥμαρτόν () μοι· () τὴν () δόξαν () αὐτῶν () εἰς () ἀτιμίαν () θήσομαι. ()
[8] Ἁμαρτίας () λαοῦ () μου () φάγονται () καὶ () ἐν () ταῖς () ἀδικίαις () αὐτῶν () λήμψονται () τὰς () ψυχὰς () αὐτῶν. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἔσται () καθὼς () ὁ () λαὸς () οὕτως () καὶ () ὁ () ἱερεύς, () καὶ () ἐκδικήσω () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸν () τὰς () ὁδοὺς () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τὰ () διαβούλια αὐτοῦ () ἀνταποδώσω () αὐτῷ. ()
[10] Καὶ () φάγονται () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ἐμπλησθῶσιν, () ἐπόρνευσαν () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () κατευθύνωσιν, () διότι () τὸν () κύριον () ἐγκατέλιπον () τοῦ () φυλάξαι. ()
[11] Πορνείαν () καὶ () οἶνον () καὶ () μέθυσμα ἐδέξατο () καρδία () λαοῦ () μου. ()
[12] Ἐν () συμβόλοις ἐπηρώτων, () καὶ () ἐν () ῥάβδοις () αὐτοῦ () ἀπήγγελλον () αὐτῷ· () πνεύματι () πορνείας () ἐπλανήθησαν () καὶ () ἐξεπόρνευσαν () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () αὐτῶν. ()
[13] Ἐπὶ () τὰς () κορυφὰς τῶν () ὀρέων () ἐθυσίαζον καὶ () ἐπὶ () τοὺς () βουνοὺς () ἔθυον, () ὑποκάτω () δρυὸς καὶ () λεύκης καὶ () δένδρου () συσκιάζοντος, ὅτι () καλὸν () σκέπη. Διὰ () τοῦτο () ἐκπορνεύσουσιν () αἱ () θυγατέρες () ὑμῶν, () καὶ () αἱ () νύμφαι () ὑμῶν () μοιχεύσουσιν· ()
[14] καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () ἐπισκέψωμαι () ἐπὶ () τὰς () θυγατέρας () ὑμῶν, () ὅταν () πορνεύωσιν, () καὶ () ἐπὶ () τὰς () νύμφας () ὑμῶν, () ὅταν () μοιχεύωσιν, () διότι () καὶ () αὐτοὶ () μετὰ () τῶν () πορνῶν () συνεφύροντο καὶ () μετὰ () τῶν () τετελεσμένων () ἔθυον, () καὶ () ὁ () λαὸς () ὁ () συνίων () συνεπλέκετο μετὰ () πόρνης. ()
[15] Σὺ () δέ, () Ισραηλ, () μὴ () ἀγνόει, () καὶ () Ιουδα, μὴ () εἰσπορεύεσθε () εἰς () Γαλγαλα καὶ () μὴ () ἀναβαίνετε () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () Ων καὶ () μὴ () ὀμνύετε () ζῶντα () κύριον. ()
[16] Ὅτι () ὡς () δάμαλις () παροιστρῶσα παροίστρησεν Ισραηλ· () νῦν () νεμήσει αὐτοὺς () κύριος () ὡς () ἀμνὸν () ἐν () εὐρυχώρῳ. ()
[17] Μέτοχος () εἰδώλων () Εφραιμ () ἔθηκεν () ἑαυτῷ () σκάνδαλα. ()
[18] ᾙρέτισεν () Χαναναίους· () πορνεύοντες () ἐξεπόρνευσαν, () ἠγάπησαν () ἀτιμίαν () ἐκ () φρυάγματος αὐτῶν. ()
[19] Συστροφὴ () πνεύματος () σὺ () εἶ () ἐν () ταῖς () πτέρυξιν () αὐτῆς, () καὶ () καταισχυνθήσονται () ἐκ () τῶν () θυσιαστηρίων () αὐτῶν. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.