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Hosea 4:1

King James Version (KJV)

Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Translations

Hosea 4:1 - Amplified Bible

HEAR THE word of the Lord, you children of Israel, for the Lord has a controversy (a pleading contention) with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no faithfulness, love, pity {and} mercy, or knowledge of God [from personal experience with Him] in the land.

Hosea 4:1 - American Standard Version

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:1 - Bible in Basic English

Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:1 - Darby Bible

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; for there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:1 - English Standard Version

Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel, for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land;

Hosea 4:1 - King James Version

Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Escuchad la palabra del SEÑOR, hijos de Israel,
porque el SEÑOR tiene querella contra los habitantes de la tierra,
pues no hay fidelidad, ni misericordia,
ni conocimiento de Dios en la tierra.

Hosea 4:1 - The Message

Attention all Israelites! God’s Message!    God indicts the whole population: "No one is faithful. No one loves.
   No one knows the first thing about God.
All this cussing and lying and killing, theft and loose sex,
   sheer anarchy, one murder after another!
And because of all this, the very land itself weeps
   and everything in it is grief-stricken—
animals in the fields and birds on the wing,
   even the fish in the sea are listless, lifeless.

Hosea 4:1 - New American Standard Bible

Listen to the word of the LORD, O sons of Israel, For the LORD has a case against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness or kindness Or knowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Escuchen la palabra del SEÑOR, Israelitas,
Porque el SEÑOR tiene querella contra los habitantes de la tierra,
Pues no hay fidelidad, ni misericordia (ni lealtad),
Ni conocimiento de Dios en la tierra.

Hosea 4:1 - World English Bible

Hear the word of Yahweh, you children of Israel; for Yahweh has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:1 - Young's Living Translation

`Hear a word of Jehovah, sons of Israel, For a strife [is] to Jehovah with inhabitants of the land, For there is no truth, nor kindness, Nor knowledge of God, in the land,

Hosea 4:1 - Additional Comments

Hosea the prophet is telling the people of Israel what he is hearing from God.
"A charge" is similar to a law suit or a grievance - God has a formal complaint against the nation of Israel. What is the grievance God has? That in Israel there is no teaching or living with the truth. There is no mercy in how they act. They don't teach about God and therefore no one knows the things of God.
Tell me about your house. Would you say there is knowledge of God there because of you? Of might God have the same grievance against you and your house? We need to be committed to personally increasing our knowledge of God, and teaching it to our families.

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