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Hosea 10:2-4
English Standard Version
Hosea 10:2-4
English Standard Version
2 Their heart is false;
now they must bear their guilt.
The Lord[a] will break down their altars
and destroy their pillars.
3 For now they will say:
(A)“We have no king,
for we do not fear the Lord;
and a king—what could he do for us?”
4 They utter (B)mere words;
with empty[b] oaths they make covenants;
so (C)judgment springs up like poisonous weeds
(D)in the furrows of the field.
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:2 Hebrew He
- Hosea 10:4 Or vain (see Exodus 20:7)
Hosea 10:2-4
New International Version
Hosea 10:2-4
New International Version
Hosea 10:2-4
New American Standard Bible
Hosea 10:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 Their heart is [a](A)deceitful;
Now they must suffer for their (B)guilt.
[b]The Lord will (C)break down their altars
And destroy their memorial stones.
3 Certainly now they will say, “We have (D)no king,
For we do not revere the Lord.
As for the king, what can he do for us?”
4 They speak mere words,
[c]With (E)worthless oaths they make covenants;
And (F)judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:2 Lit slippery; or divided
- Hosea 10:2 Lit He
- Hosea 10:4 Or Swearing falsely in making a covenant
Hosea 10:2-4
New King James Version
Hosea 10:2-4
New King James Version
2 Their heart is (A)divided;[a]
Now they are held guilty.
He will break down their altars;
He will ruin their sacred pillars.
3 For now they say,
“We have no king,
Because we did not fear the Lord.
And as for a king, what would he do for us?”
4 They have spoken words,
Swearing falsely in making a covenant.
Thus judgment springs up (B)like hemlock in the furrows of the field.
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:2 Divided in loyalty
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