Hosea 3:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:”
Hosea 3:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 3:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 3:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the children of Israel shall live many days without king, without prince, without sacrifice, without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols.”
Hosea 3:4 — World English Bible
Hosea 3:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim: ”
Hosea 3:4 — American Standard Version
Hosea 3:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For many days remain do the sons of Israel without a king, and there is no prince, and there is no sacrifice, and there is no standing pillar, and there is no ephod and teraphim.”
Hosea 3:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 3:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without statue, and without ephod and teraphim. ”
Hosea 3:4 — Darby Translation
Hosea 3:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the children of Israel shall remaine many dayes without a King and without a prince, and without an offering, and without an image, and without an Ephod and without Teraphim.”
Hosea 3:4 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 3:4 in Context — Hosea 3
2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
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What Does Hosea 3:4 Mean?
Hosea 3:4 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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