Hosea 4:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 4:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שִׁמְע֥וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
דְבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
רִ֤יב
rîyb
H7379
strife
לַֽיהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כִּ֠י
kîy
H3588
that
אֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
אֱמֶ֧ת
ʼemeth
H571
faithfulness
וְֽאֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
חֶ֛סֶד
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
וְאֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
דַּ֥עַת
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בָּאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Hear the word of Yahweh, 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Hear the word of Yahweh, sons of Israel, for Yahweh has a dispute with the dwellers of the land, for there is no truth and there is no covenant faithfulness, and there is no knowledge of God in the land.
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