Hosea
Hosea 4:1
1Hear the word of the LORD,
O children of Israel,
for the LORD has a case
against the people of the land:
“There is no truth, no loving devotion,
and no knowledge of God in the land!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hear | שִׁמְע֥וּ | šim·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| the word | דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| O children | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | לַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has a case | רִ֤יב | rîḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
| against | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the people | יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י | yō·wō·šə·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| of the land | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| There is no | אֵין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| truth | אֱמֶ֧ת | ’ĕ·meṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| no | וְֽאֵין־ | wə·’ên- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| loving devotion | חֶ֛סֶד | ḥe·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| and no | וְאֵֽין־ | wə·’ên- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| knowledge | דַּ֥עַת | da·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1847 knowledge |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| in the land | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 4:22 · Micah 6:2 · 1 Corinthians 15:34 · Isaiah 3:13–14 · Isaiah 34:1 · Jeremiah 25:31 · Hosea 12:2 · Amos 7:16 · Isaiah 1:18 · Romans 1:28 · Jeremiah 5:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.