Hosea 5:4
What does Hosea 5:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 5:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Their works will not let them come back to their God, for a false spirit is in them and they have no knowledge of the Lord.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862They give not up their habitual doings, To turn back unto their God, For a spirit of whoredoms <FI>is<Fi> in their midst, And Jehovah they have not known.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They will not set their thoughts to return to their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Their doings do not allow them to return unto theirGod; for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they know not Jehovah.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 24:7
And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Jehovah: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
- 1 John 2:3
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
- Hosea 4:12
My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God.
- John 8:55
and ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be like unto you, a liar: but I know him, and keep his word.
- John 16:3
And these things will they do, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11
And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:
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