Hosea 6:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.”
Hosea 6:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 6:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 6:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.”
Hosea 6:4 — World English Bible
Hosea 6:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away. ”
Hosea 6:4 — American Standard Version
Hosea 6:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness <FI>is<Fi> as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early--going.”
Hosea 6:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 6:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away. ”
Hosea 6:4 — Darby Translation
Hosea 6:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“O Ephraim, what shall I doe vnto thee? O Iudah, how shall I intreate thee? for your goodnesse is as a morning cloude, and as the morning dewe it goeth away.”
Hosea 6:4 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 6:4 in Context — Hosea 6
2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
What Does Hosea 6:4 Mean?
Hosea 6:4 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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