Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. New Living Translation You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another. English Standard Version there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. Berean Standard Bible Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. King James Bible By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. New King James Version By swearing and lying, Killing and stealing and committing adultery, They break all restraint, With bloodshed upon bloodshed. New American Standard Bible There is oath-taking, denial, murder, stealing, and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. NASB 1995 There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. NASB 1977 There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing, and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. Legacy Standard Bible There is swearing of oaths, deception, murder, stealing, and adultery. They break forth in violence so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. Amplified Bible There is [false] swearing of oaths, deception (broken faith), murder, stealing, and adultery; They employ violence, so that one [act of] bloodshed follows closely on another. Christian Standard Bible Cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. Holman Christian Standard Bible Cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. American Standard Version There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood. Contemporary English Version Cursing, dishonesty, murder, robbery, unfaithfulness--these happen all the time. Violence is everywhere. English Revised Version There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood. GOD'S WORD® Translation There is cursing, lying, murdering, stealing, and adultery. People break [my laws], and there is one murder after another. Good News Translation They make promises and break them; they lie, murder, steal, and commit adultery. Crimes increase, and there is one murder after another. International Standard Version Swearing, lying, murder, theft, and adultery are rampant, and blood mingles with blood. Majority Standard Bible Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. NET Bible There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed. New Heart English Bible There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed. Webster's Bible Translation By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. World English Bible There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSwearing, and lying, and murdering, "" And stealing, and committing adultery—have increased, "" And blood has touched against blood. Young's Literal Translation Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery -- have increased, And blood against blood hath touched. Smith's Literal Translation Swearing and lying, and breaking in pieces, and stealing and committing adultery, they broke forth; and bloods touched upon bloods. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCursing, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and blood hath touched blood. Catholic Public Domain Version Slander, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and bloodshed has brought more bloodshed. New American Bible Swearing, lying, murder, stealing and adultery break out; bloodshed follows bloodshed. New Revised Standard Version Swearing, lying, and murder, and stealing and adultery break out; bloodshed follows bloodshed. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they have increased and they mix blood with blood. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated A curse and lying and murder and theft and adultery have increased, and they have mixed blood with blood OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Swearing and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery! They break all bounds, and blood toucheth blood. Brenton Septuagint Translation Cursing, and lying, and murder, and theft, and adultery abound in the land, and they mingle blood with blood. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Charges Against Israel1Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! 2Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. 3Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.… Cross References Exodus 20:13-16 You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. / You shall not steal. ... Deuteronomy 5:17-20 You shall not murder. / You shall not commit adultery. / You shall not steal. ... Jeremiah 7:9 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, Leviticus 19:11-12 You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another. / You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. Isaiah 59:3-4 For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. / No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. Micah 6:12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths. Zechariah 5:3-4 Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed. / I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.” Romans 1:29-32 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. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. ... James 4:2 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. Mark 7:21-22 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. 1 Timothy 1:9-10 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Colossians 3:5-9 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. ... Treasury of Scripture By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood touches blood. swearing. Isaiah 24:5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Isaiah 48:1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. Isaiah 59:2-8,12-15 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear… blood. Hosea 5:2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. Hosea 6:9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. Lamentations 4:13 For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, Jump to Previous Adultery Attacks Blood Bloodshed Boundaries Bounds Break Breaking Broken Causes Committing Cursing Death Deception Employ Faith Follows Houses Increased Killing Lying Married Murder Murdering Nought Property Stealing Swearing Touched Toucheth Touching Untrue Violence ViolentJump to Next Adultery Attacks Blood Bloodshed Boundaries Bounds Break Breaking Broken Causes Committing Cursing Death Deception Employ Faith Follows Houses Increased Killing Lying Married Murder Murdering Nought Property Stealing Swearing Touched Toucheth Touching Untrue Violence ViolentHosea 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. Cursing and lying The Hebrew word for "cursing" is "אָלָה" (alah), which implies invoking harm or misfortune upon others, often through false oaths or blasphemy. In the context of Hosea, this reflects a society that has turned away from God, embracing deceit and falsehood. "Lying" is translated from "כָּזָב" (kazab), indicating a deliberate distortion of truth. Together, these terms highlight a breakdown in moral integrity and trust, foundational elements of a covenantal relationship with God. Historically, Israel's infidelity to God often manifested in their speech, reflecting a heart far from Him. Murder and stealing Adultery Are rampant One act of bloodshed follows another (1) infinitives absolute instead of finite verbs; thus: "Swearing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery." They may, however, be regarded as in the nominative as subjects to יֵשׁ. Instead of either supplying לְשָׁוְא, to allot, or closely connecting" allot" with the verb "to lie," which immediately follows, it is better to understand the two verbs separately, as expressing two different species of sin; that is, swearing and cursing, and lying. So the Septuagint renders them by the nouns ἀρὰ καὶ ψεῦδος, equivalent to "cursing and lying;" as also the Chaldee, "they swear falsely and lie." The commandments which the children of Israel thus violated were the third, the ninth, the sixth, the eighth, and the seventh. (2) The construction, adopted in the LXX., Vulgate, and by Luther in his version, takes the infinitives (nounal expressions of habitual or continued actions) as nominatives to the verb paratsu; thus: "Cursing, and lying, and murder, and theft, and adultery abound (κέχυται or εκκέχυται) in the land;" "Maledictum, et mendacium, et homicidium, et furtum, et adulterium innndavernut;" and Luther translates, "Gotteslastern, Luger, Morder, Stehlen, and Ehebrechen hat uberhand genommen." The common mode (3) of constructing the infinitives independently as above in . . . Hebrew Cursingאָלֹ֣ה (’ā·lōh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 422: To adjure, imprecate and lying, וְכַחֵ֔שׁ (wə·ḵa·ḥêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3584: To disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean murder וְרָצֹ֥חַ (wə·rā·ṣō·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder and stealing, וְגָנֹ֖ב (wə·ḡā·nōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1589: To thieve, to deceive and adultery וְנָאֹ֑ף (wə·nā·’ōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 5003: To commit adultery, to apostatize are rampant; פָּרָ֕צוּ (pā·rā·ṣū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6555: To break through one act of bloodshed וְדָמִ֥ים (wə·ḏā·mîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed follows another. נָגָֽעוּ׃ (nā·ḡā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike Links Hosea 4:2 NIVHosea 4:2 NLT Hosea 4:2 ESV Hosea 4:2 NASB Hosea 4:2 KJV Hosea 4:2 BibleApps.com Hosea 4:2 Biblia Paralela Hosea 4:2 Chinese Bible Hosea 4:2 French Bible Hosea 4:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Hosea 4:2 There is cursing lying murder stealing (Ho Hs Hos.) |
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