Hosea 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 4:6 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 →
נִדְמ֥וּ
dâmâh
H1820
to cease
עַמִּ֖י
ʻam
H5971
people
מִבְּלִ֣י
bᵉlîy
H1097
without
הַדָּ֑עַת
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אַתָּ֞ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
הַדַּ֣עַת
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
מָאַ֗סְתָּ
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
מִכַּהֵ֣ן
kâhan
H3547
to serve as priest
לִ֔י
וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙
shâkach
H7911
to forget
תּוֹרַ֣ת
tôwrâh
H8451
law
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח
shâkach
H7911
to forget
בָּנֶ֖יךָ
bên
H1121
son
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
אָֽנִי
ʼănîy
H589
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 your God's law, I will also forget your children.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
My people are destroyed from lack of the knowledge. Because you, you have rejected the knowledge, I will reject you from being a priest to me. And you have forgotten the law of your God; I, I also will forget your sons.
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