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Hosea 4:10

Sin

8 They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.

9 And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.

11 Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

12 My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.
KJV
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.
WEB
They will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; because they have abandoned listening to the LORD.
ASV
And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
DARBY
and they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: for they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
BLB
For they will eat, and they will not be satisfied; they will prostitute themselves and not increase, because they have abandoned to give heed to YHWH.
ÅB
De skal spise og ikke bli mette, de skal drive utukt og ikke utbrede seg; for de har holdt opp å akte på Herren.
OTB
De skal spise, men ikke bli mette; de skal drive hor, men ikke formere seg, fordi de har sluttet å vie seg til Herren.
B1930
De skal ete og ikke bli mette, de skal drive utukt og ikke utbrede sig; for de har holdt op å akte på Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Micah 6:14

    You will eat but not be satisfied, and your hunger will remain with you. What you acquire, you will not preserve; and what you save, I will give to the sword.

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  • Leviticus 26:26

    When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.

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  • Haggai 1:6

    You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”

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  • Psalms 36:3

    The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

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  • Zephaniah 1:6

    and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

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  • Proverbs 13:25

    A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.

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  • Psalms 125:5

    But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

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  • Ezekiel 18:24

    But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

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