Hosea 4:2
What does Hosea 4:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 4:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
KJV
King James Version · 1611By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery--have increased, And blood against blood hath touched.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Cursing, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery, have overflowed, and blood hath touched blood.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, — they break out; and blood toucheth blood.
Context
v.1Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
v.2This passage
v.3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 22:25
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof.
- Micah 3:9
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity.
- Hosea 7:1
When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers ravageth without.
- Lamentations 4:13
It isbecause of the sins of her prophets, andthe iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
- Ezekiel 22:2
And thou, son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? then cause her to know all her abominations.
- Revelation 17:6
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with a great wonder.
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