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Hosea 4:1-3
1Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,ye childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath a controversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, because there isno truthאֱמֶ֧ת'e.MetH571,nor mercyחֶ֛סֶדChe.sedH2617,nor knowledgeדַּ֥עַתDa.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
2By swearingאָלֹ֣ה'a.LohH422,and lyingוְכַחֵ֔שׁve.kha.CheshH3584,and killingוְרָצֹ֥חַve.ra.Tzo.achH7523,and stealingוְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.NoH1589,and committing adulteryוְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'OfH5003,they break outפָּרָ֕צוּpa.Ra.tzuH6555,and bloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818touchethנָגָֽעוּ׃na.Ga.'uH5060bloodבְּדָמִ֖יםbe.da.MimH1818.
3Therefore shall the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56,and every one that dwellethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427therein shall languishוְאֻמְלַל֙ve.'um.LalH535,with the beastsבְּחַיַּ֥תbe.chai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,and with the fowlsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;yea, the fishesדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220also shall be taken awayיֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃ye.'a.Se.fuH622.
Commentaries on Hosea 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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