Hosea 9:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They will not pour out drink offeringsיִסְּכ֨וּ
(yis·se·chu)
5258a: to pour outa prim. root
of wineיַיִן֮
(ya·yin)
3196: winefrom an unused word
to the LORD,לַיהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶ֗ם
(ziv·chei·hem)
2077: a sacrificefrom zabach
will not please 
 
6149: to be sweet or pleasinga prim. root
Him. [Their bread will] [be] like mourners'אֹונִים֙
(o·v·nim)
205: trouble, sorrow, wickednessfrom an unused word
bread;כְּלֶ֤חֶם
(ke·le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
Allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who eatאֹכְלָ֖יו
(o·che·lav)
398: to eata prim. root
of it will be defiled,יִטַמָּ֑אוּ
(yi·tam·ma·'u;)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
For their breadלַחְמָ֣ם
(lach·mam)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
will be for themselvesלְנַפְשָׁ֔ם
(le·naf·sham,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
[alone]; It will not enterיָבֹ֖וא
(ya·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
the houseבֵּ֥ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of the LORD.יְהוָֽה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
They shall not offer
nacak  (naw-sak')
to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king -- cover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up).
wine
yayin  (yah'-yin)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication -- banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
offerings to the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
neither shall they be pleasing
`areb  (aw-rabe')
to be agreeable -- be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.
unto him their sacrifices
zebach  (zeh'-bakh)
a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act) -- offer(-ing), sacrifice.
shall be unto them as the bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
of mourners
'aven  (aw-ven')
to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
all that eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
thereof shall be polluted
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
for their bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
for their soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
shall not come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They will not pour out drink offerings of wine to the LORD, Their sacrifices will not please Him. Their bread will be like mourners' bread; All who eat of it will be defiled, For their bread will be for themselves alone; It will not enter the house of the LORD.

King James Bible
They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will not pour out their wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him. Their food will be like the bread of mourners; all who eat it become defiled. For their bread will be for their appetites alone; it will not enter the house of the LORD.

International Standard Version
They won't present wine offerings to the LORD, nor will they please him. Their sacrifices will seem like food for mourners— everyone who eats them will become unclean; none of them will enter the Temple of the LORD.

NET Bible
They will not pour out drink offerings of wine to the LORD; they will not please him with their sacrifices. Their sacrifices will be like bread eaten while in mourning; all those who eat them will make themselves ritually unclean. For their bread will be only to satisfy their appetite; it will not come into the temple of the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They won't pour wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices won't please him. Their sacrifices will be like the food that mourners eat. All who eat this food will be unclean. Their food will only satisfy their hunger. It will not be brought [as an offering] to the LORD's temple.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them like the bread of mourners; all that eat of it shall be defiled: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.
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