Hosea 4:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.”
Hosea 4:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 4:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 4:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.”
Hosea 4:2 — World English Bible
Hosea 4:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood. ”
Hosea 4:2 — American Standard Version
Hosea 4:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery--have increased, And blood against blood hath touched.”
Hosea 4:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 4:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, — they break out; and blood toucheth blood. ”
Hosea 4:2 — Darby Translation
Hosea 4:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and whoring they breake out, and blood toucheth blood.”
Hosea 4:2 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 4:2 in Context — Hosea 4
1 Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
3 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.
4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
What Does Hosea 4:2 Mean?
Hosea 4:2 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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