Hosea 4:3

Hosea 4:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
• New International Version (NIV)Because of this the land dries up, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea are swept away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the land will mourn; And everyone who dwells there will waste away With the beasts of the field And the birds of the air; Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.

Context of Hosea 4:3

1Listen to the word of the Lord, O sons of Israel, For the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness or kindness Or knowledge of God in the land. 2There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. Therefore the land mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky, And also the fish of the sea disappear. 4Yet let no one find fault, and let none offer reproof; For your people are like those who contend with the priest. 5So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother.

Hosea 4:3 word by word

עַל־כֵּ֣ן׀ תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֗רֶץ וְאֻמְלַל֙ כָּל־יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בָּ֔הּ בְּחַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְגַם־דְּגֵ֥י הַיָּ֖ם יֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Thereforeעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• mournsאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• And everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who livesיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in it languishesאָמַל'âmal · be weakH535
• of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and the birdsעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• of the skyשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• And alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• the fishדָּגdâg dâ'g · fishH1709
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• disappearאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622

Cross-references for Hosea 4:3

• Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and withers, the world fades and withers, the exalted of the people of the earth fade away.
• Jeremiah 4:27For thus says the Lord, “The whole land shall be a desolation, Yet I will not execute a complete destruction.
• Joel 1:10The field is ruined, The land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine dries up, Fresh oil fails.
• Amos 1:2He said, “The Lord roars from Zion And from Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds’ pasture grounds mourn, And the summit of Carmel dries up.”
• Amos 5:16Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, “There is wailing in all the plazas, And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They also call the farmer to mourning And professional mourners to lamentation.
• Amos 8:8Because of this will not the land quake And everyone who dwells in it mourn? Indeed, all of it will rise up like the Nile, And it will be tossed about And subside like the Nile of Egypt.
• Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither; The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
• Jeremiah 4:25I looked, and behold, there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled.
• Jeremiah 12:4How long is the land to mourn And the vegetation of the countryside to wither? For the wickedness of those who dwell in it, Animals and birds have been snatched away, Because men have said, “He will not see our latter ending.”
• Ezekiel 38:20The fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all the creeping things that creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the face of the earth will shake at My presence; the mountains also will be thrown down, the steep pathways will collapse and every wall will fall to the ground.
• Zephaniah 1:3“I will remove man and beast; I will remove the birds of the sky And the fish of the sea, And the ruins along with the wicked; And I will cut off man from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.

Commentaries on Hosea 4:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Therefore shall the land mourn - Fruitful seasons shall be denied. That dwelleth therein shall languish - Endemic and epidemic disorders shall prevail, and multitudes shall die; so that mourning shall be found in all quarters. The beasts of the field, and with the fowls - There is a death of cattle and domestic animals, in consequence of the badness of the season. The fishes of the sea also shall be taken away - Those immense shoals which at certain…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Therefore shall the land mourn - Dumb inanimate nature seems to rejoice and to be in unison with our sense of joy, when bedewed and fresh through rain and radiant with light; and, again, to mourn, when smitten with drought or blight or disease, or devoured by the creatures which God employs to lay it waste for man‘s sins. Dumb nature is, as it were, in sympathy with man, cursed in Adam, smitten amid man‘s offences, its outward show responding to man‘s…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3God's judgment will always come to sinful people. Because the Israelites sinned, their land and nature would suffer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. land ... languish--(Is 19:8; 24:4; Joe 1:10, 12). sea--including all bodies of water, as pools and even rivers (see on Is 19:5). A general drought, the greatest calamity in the East, is threatened.Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 4:3

• Homicide
• Sin
• Truth

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Languish
• Reject
• Calf, Golden
• Fish
• Hosea
• Priests and Levites
• Zechariah, Book of

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