Hosea 4:6
New Living Translation
6 My people are being destroyed
because they don’t know me.
Since you priests refuse to know me,
I refuse to recognize you as my priests.
Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,
I will forget to bless your children.
Hosea 4:6
Lexham English Bible
6 My people are destroyed
for lack of knowledge;
because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you from acting as a priest for me.[a]
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your children.[b]
Hosea 4:6
New English Translation
6 You have destroyed[a] my people
by failing to acknowledge me!
Because you refuse to acknowledge me,[b]
I will reject you as my priests.
Because you reject[c] the law of your God,
I will reject[d] your descendants.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:6 tn Heb “they have destroyed” or “my people are destroyed” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV).
- Hosea 4:6 tn Heb “Because you reject knowledge”; cf. NLT “because they don’t know me.”
- Hosea 4:6 tn Heb “have forgotten”; cf. NAB, NIV “have ignored.”
- Hosea 4:6 tn Heb “forget” (so KJV, NRSV); cf. NLT “forget to bless.”
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