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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 Bethaven, 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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Hosea 4 (BYZ)

[1] ακουσατε λογον κυριου υιοι ισραηλ διοτι κρισις τω κυριω προς τους κατοικουντας την γην διοτι ουκ εστιν αληθεια ουδε ελεος ουδε επιγνωσις θεου επι της γης
[2] αρα και ψευδος και φονος και κλοπη και μοιχεια κεχυται επι της γης και αιματα εφ αιμασιν μισγουσιν
[3] δια τουτο πενθησει η γη και σμικρυνθησεται συν πασιν τοις κατοικουσιν αυτην συν τοις θηριοις του αγρου και συν τοις ερπετοις της γης και συν τοις πετεινοις του ουρανου και οι ιχθυες της θαλασσης εκλειψουσιν
[4] οπως μηδεις μητε δικαζηται μητε ελεγχη μηδεις ο δε λαος μου ως αντιλεγομενος ιερευς
[5] και ασθενησεις ημερας και ασθενησει και προφητης μετα σου νυκτι ωμοιωσα την μητερα σου
[6] ωμοιωθη ο λαος μου ως ουκ εχων γνωσιν οτι συ επιγνωσιν απωσω καγω απωσομαι σε του μη ιερατευειν μοι και επελαθου νομον θεου σου καγω επιλησομαι τεκνων σου
[7] κατα το πληθος αυτων ουτως ημαρτον μοι την δοξαν αυτων εις ατιμιαν θησομαι
[8] αμαρτιας λαου μου φαγονται και εν ταις αδικιαις αυτων λημψονται τας ψυχας αυτων
[9] και εσται καθως ο λαος ουτως και ο ιερευς και εκδικησω επ αυτον τας οδους αυτου και τα διαβουλια αυτου ανταποδωσω αυτω
[10] και φαγονται και ου μη εμπλησθωσιν επορνευσαν και ου μη κατευθυνωσιν διοτι τον κυριον εγκατελιπον του φυλαξαι
[11] πορνειαν και οινον και μεθυσμα εδεξατο καρδια λαου μου
[12] εν συμβολοις επηρωτων και εν ραβδοις αυτου απηγγελλον αυτω πνευματι πορνειας επλανηθησαν και εξεπορνευσαν απο του θεου αυτων
[13] επι τας κορυφας των ορεων εθυσιαζον και επι τους βουνους εθυον υποκατω δρυος και λευκης και δενδρου συσκιαζοντος οτι καλον σκεπη δια τουτο εκπορνευσουσιν αι θυγατερες υμων και αι νυμφαι υμων μοιχευσουσιν
[14] και ου μη επισκεψωμαι επι τας θυγατερας υμων οταν πορνευωσιν και επι τας νυμφας υμων οταν μοιχευωσιν διοτι και αυτοι μετα των πορνων συνεφυροντο και μετα των τετελεσμενων εθυον και ο λαος ο συνιων συνεπλεκετο μετα πορνης
[15] συ δε ισραηλ μη αγνοει και ιουδα μη εισπορευεσθε εις γαλγαλα και μη αναβαινετε εις τον οικον ων και μη ομνυετε ζωντα κυριον
[16] οτι ως δαμαλις παροιστρωσα παροιστρησεν ισραηλ νυν νεμησει αυτους κυριος ως αμνον εν ευρυχωρω
[17] μετοχος ειδωλων εφραιμ εθηκεν εαυτω σκανδαλα
[18] ηρετισεν χαναναιους πορνευοντες εξεπορνευσαν ηγαπησαν ατιμιαν εκ φρυαγματος αυτων
[19] συστροφη πνευματος συ ει εν ταις πτερυξιν αυτης και καταισχυνθησονται εκ των θυσιαστηριων αυτων