Hosea 4:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 4:12 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 →
עַמִּי֙
ʻam
H5971
people
בְּעֵצ֣וֹ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
יִשְׁאָ֔ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
וּמַקְל֖וֹ
maqqêl
H4731
staff
יַגִּ֣יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
ל֑וֹ
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ר֤וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
זְנוּנִים֙
zânûwn
H2183
fornication
הִתְעָ֔ה
tâʻâh
H8582
to go astray
וַיִּזְנ֖וּ
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
מִתַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
My people consult with their wooded 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
My people inquires of his wood, and his staff declares to him, for a spirit of prostitutions has led astray, and they have prostituted from under their God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).