Hosea 4:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.”

Hosea 4:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 4:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 4:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.”

Hosea 4:8 — World English Bible

Hosea 4:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity. ”

Hosea 4:8 — American Standard Version

Hosea 4:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The sin of My people they do eat, And unto their iniquity lift up their soul.”

Hosea 4:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 4:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They eat the sin of my people, and their soul longeth for their iniquity. ”

Hosea 4:8 — Darby Translation

Hosea 4:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They eate vp the sinnes of my people, and lift vp their mindes in their iniquitie.”

Hosea 4:8 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 4:8 in Context — Hosea 4

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.

8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

10 For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.

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What Does Hosea 4:8 Mean?

Hosea 4:8 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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