Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “They will eat but not have enough; they will engage in prostitution but not flourish, because they have deserted the LORD to give themselves New Living Translation They will eat and still be hungry. They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it, for they have deserted the LORD English Standard Version They shall eat, but not be satisfied; they shall play the whore, but not multiply, because they have forsaken the LORD to cherish Berean Standard Bible They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD. King James Bible 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. New King James Version For they shall eat, but not have enough; They shall commit harlotry, but not increase; Because they have ceased obeying the LORD. New American Standard Bible They will eat, but not have enough; They will play the prostitute, but not increase, Because they gave up devoting themselves to the LORD. NASB 1995 They will eat, but not have enough; They will play the harlot, but not increase, Because they have stopped giving heed to the LORD. NASB 1977 And they will eat, but not have enough; They will play the harlot, but not increase, Because they have stopped giving heed to the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible They will eat, but not be satisfied; They will play the harlot, but not break forth in number, Because they have forsaken Yahweh to keep harlotry. Amplified Bible They will eat, but not have enough; They will play the prostitute, but not increase [their descendants], Because they have stopped giving heed to the LORD. Christian Standard Bible They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned their devotion to the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned their devotion to the LORD. American Standard Version And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah. Contemporary English Version Their food won't satisfy, and having sex at pagan shrines won't produce children. My people have rebelled English Revised Version And 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation "They will eat, but they'll never be full. They will have sex with prostitutes, but they'll never have children. They have abandoned the LORD. Good News Translation You will eat your share of the sacrifices, but still be hungry. You will worship the fertility gods, but still have no children, because you have turned away from me to follow other gods." International Standard Version They will eat, but will not be satisfied. They will engage in prostitution, but they won't increase, because they have stopped listening to the LORD. Majority Standard Bible They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD. NET Bible They will eat, but not be satisfied; they will engage in prostitution, but not increase in numbers; because they have abandoned the LORD by pursuing other gods. New Heart English Bible They will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; because they have abandoned giving to the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall be guilty of lewdness, and shall not increase: because they have ceased to take heed to the LORD. World English Bible They will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; because they have abandoned listening to Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they have eaten, and are not satisfied, "" They have gone whoring, and do not increase, "" For they have left off taking heed to YHWH. Young's Literal Translation And they have eaten, and are not satisfied, They have gone a-whoring, and increase not, For they have left off taking heed to Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation For they ate and they shall not be satisfied, and they committed fornication and they shall not spread abroad: for with Jehovah they left off to watch. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they shall eat and shall not be filled: they have committed fornication, and have not ceased: because they have forsaken the Lord in not observing his law. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will eat and not be satisfied. They have been committing fornication, and they did not cease. Since they have abandoned the Lord, they will not be safeguarded. New American Bible They will eat but not be satisfied, they will promote prostitution but not increase, Because they have abandoned the LORD, devoting themselves New Revised Standard Version They shall eat, but not be satisfied; they shall play the whore, but not multiply; because they have forsaken the LORD to devote themselves to Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor they shall eat and not be satisfied; they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase, because they have forsaken the LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall eat and they will not be satisfied; they fornicated and they have not increased, because they have forsaken the LORD JEHOVAH OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they shall eat, and not have enough, They shall commit harlotry, and shall not increase; Because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they shall eat, and shall not be satisfied: they have gone a-whoring, and shall by no means prosper: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Charges Against Israel…9And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. 10They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD. 11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.… Cross References Jeremiah 5:7-9 “Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes. / They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife. / Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this? Isaiah 65:13-14 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. / My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit. Micah 6:14 You will eat but not be satisfied, and your hunger will remain with you. What you acquire, you will not preserve; and what you save, I will give to the sword. Amos 4:6-8 “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. Ezekiel 7:19 They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity. Proverbs 27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Ecclesiastes 5:10 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. Isaiah 9:20 They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring. Haggai 1:6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.” Jeremiah 2:19 Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. Romans 1:28-32 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ... Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Philippians 3:19 Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. 2 Peter 2:13-14 The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you. / Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. James 4:3 And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. Treasury of Scripture For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit prostitution, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. they shall eat. Leviticus 26:26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. Proverbs 13:25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want. Isaiah 65:13-16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: … they shall commit. Hosea 4:14 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. Hosea 9:11-17 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception… left. 2 Chronicles 24:17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. Psalm 36:3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. Psalm 125:5 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel. Jump to Previous Abandoned A-Whoring Ceased Cherish Commit Deserted Eat Eaten Engage Enough False. Food Forsaken Full Guilty Harlot Harlotry Heed Increase Increased Lewdness Multiply Play Prostitute Satisfied Stopped Themselves Thought WhoredomJump to Next Abandoned A-Whoring Ceased Cherish Commit Deserted Eat Eaten Engage Enough False. Food Forsaken Full Guilty Harlot Harlotry Heed Increase Increased Lewdness Multiply Play Prostitute Satisfied Stopped Themselves Thought WhoredomHosea 4 1. God denounces judgments on Israel, for their aggravated impieties and iniquities.12. He exposes the ignorance and wickedness of the priests, 13. and moral dissolution of the people, 14. he will leave their wives and daughters to commit lewdness, without present punishment. 15. He warns Judah, not to imitate Israel's crimes, which are still further reproved. They will eat The Hebrew word used here is "אָכַל" (akal), which means to consume or devour. In the context of Hosea, this consumption is not just physical but also spiritual. The Israelites are consuming the fruits of their idolatry and sin, which ultimately leads to their spiritual starvation. Historically, this reflects the period of prosperity in Israel that led to moral and spiritual decay, as they indulged in pagan practices. but not be satisfied They will engage in prostitution but not increase For they have stopped obeying the LORD (1) has Jehovah for its object, as in the Authorized Version; or (2) durko or darkair may be supplied, as is done by Kimchi and Aben Ezra. The former has, "To observe his ways, for they have no delight in him and in his ways; to observe his ways they have left off;" the latter has, "They have forsaken Jehovah, to observe his way or his Laws." But (3) Kimchi informs us that "Saadiah Gaon of blessed memory has connected the word with the verse that comes after it; they have forsaken the Lord to observe whoredom and wine and new wine." Hebrew They will eatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ (wə·’ā·ḵə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 398: To eat but not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be satisfied; יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּ (yiś·bā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited they will be promiscuous הִזְנ֖וּ (hiz·nū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry but not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no multiply. יִפְרֹ֑צוּ (yip̄·rō·ṣū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6555: To break through For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they have stopped עָזְב֖וּ (‘ā·zə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit obeying לִשְׁמֹֽר׃ (liš·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the LORD. יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Hosea 4:10 NIVHosea 4:10 NLT Hosea 4:10 ESV Hosea 4:10 NASB Hosea 4:10 KJV Hosea 4:10 BibleApps.com Hosea 4:10 Biblia Paralela Hosea 4:10 Chinese Bible Hosea 4:10 French Bible Hosea 4:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Hosea 4:10 They will eat and not have enough (Ho Hs Hos.) |
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