Hosea

Hosea 4:6

⁶My people are destroyed

for lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I will also reject you as My priests.

Since you have forgotten the law of your God,

I will also forget your children.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My people	עַמִּ֖י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
are destroyed	נִדְמ֥וּ	niḏ·mū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1820 cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy
for lack	מִבְּלִ֣י	mib·bə·lî	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
of knowledge	הַדָּ֑עַת	had·dā·‘aṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
Because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתָּ֞ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have rejected	מָאַ֗סְתָּ	mā·’as·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3988 reject
knowledge	הַדַּ֣עַת	had·da·‘aṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
I will also reject you	וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙	wə·’em·’ā·sə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3988 reject
as My priests	מִכַּהֵ֣ן	mik·ka·hên	Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3547 act as priest
Since you have forgotten	וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙	wat·tiš·kaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7911 forget
the law	תּוֹרַ֣ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of your God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
I	אָֽנִי׃	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will also	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
forget	אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח	’eš·kaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7911 forget
your children	בָּנֶ֖יךָ	bā·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 5:13 · Proverbs 19:2 · Hosea 6:6 · 2 Corinthians 4:3–6 · Hosea 4:1 · Matthew 15:8 · Proverbs 1:30–32 · Isaiah 17:10 · Malachi 2:7–9 · Hosea 8:14 · Jeremiah 2:8 · 2 Chronicles 15:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.