Hosea 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Hosea 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.”

Hosea 6:5 — World English Bible

Hosea 6:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Hosea 6:5 — American Standard Version

Hosea 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments to the light goeth forth.”

Hosea 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light.”

Hosea 6:5 — Darby Translation

Hosea 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore haue I cut downe by the Prophets: I haue slaine them by the wordes of my mouth, and thy iudgements were as the light that goeth forth.”

Hosea 6:5 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 6:5 in Context — Hosea 6

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.

7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

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What Does Hosea 6:5 Mean?

Hosea 6:5 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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