Verse 6
Hosea 4:6
World English Bible
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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you,
that you may be no priest to me.
Because you have forgotten your God (Elohim)’s law,
I will also forget your children.
Original Language Text
hebrew
נִדְמ֥וּ עַמִּ֖/י מִ/בְּלִ֣י הַ/דָּ֑עַת כִּֽי אַתָּ֞ה הַ/דַּ֣עַת מָאַ֗סְתָּ וְ/אֶמְאָֽסְא/ךָ֙ מִ/כַּהֵ֣ן לִ֔/י וַ/תִּשְׁכַּח֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח בָּנֶ֖י/ךָ גַּם אָֽנִי
English Translation
Your people are like those who are without knowledge; you have rejected knowledge, and I will reject you from being priests to me, and you have forgotten the law of your God; I will also forget your children.
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