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Hosea 4:2

King James Version (KJV)

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Translations

Hosea 4:2 - Amplified Bible

There is nothing but [false] swearing and breaking faith and killing and stealing and committing adultery; they break out [into violence], one [deed of] bloodshed following close on another.

Hosea 4:2 - American Standard Version

There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Hosea 4:2 - Bible in Basic English

There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.

Hosea 4:2 - Darby Bible

Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, -- they break out; and blood toucheth blood.

Hosea 4:2 - English Standard Version

there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Hosea 4:2 - King James Version

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Hosea 4:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Sòlo hay perjurio, mentira, asesinato, robo y adulterio.
Emplean la violencia, y homicidios tras homicidios se suceden.

Hosea 4:2 - The Message

Hosea 4:2 - New American Standard Bible

{There is} swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Hosea 4:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Sòlo hay falso juramento, mentira, asesinato, robo y adulterio.
Emplean la violencia, y homicidios tras homicidios se suceden.

Hosea 4:2 - World English Bible

There is nothing but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood touches blood.

Hosea 4:2 - Young's Living Translation

Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery -- have increased, And blood against blood hath touched.

Hosea 4:2 - Additional Comments

Here is more of God's grievance against Israel. These are things that happen when God is not the center, i.e. when there is no truth and no knowledge of God (vs 1). They have lost all concern and obedience to the things of God - there is no restraint, no hesitation to sin. This results in swearing, lying, stealing, adultery, and killing. They are completely out of control. Again, why? There is no knowledge of God in the land (vs 1). It all comes down to relationships with God - if that isn't there, there is no restraint.

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