Verse 4

Hosea 4:4

Literal Standard Version

4 Only, let no one strive, nor reprove a man, || And your people are as those striving with a priest.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אַ֥ךְ אִ֛ישׁ אַל יָרֵ֖ב וְ/אַל יוֹכַ֣ח אִ֑ישׁ וְ/עַמְּ/ךָ֖ כִּ/מְרִיבֵ֥י כֹהֵֽן

English Translation

But let no man strive, and let no man contend with your people like the strivers of the priest.

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Chapter 4 Context

1 “Hear a word of YHWH, sons of Israel, || For a strife is to YHWH with inhabitants of the land, || Fo... Focus ↗

2 Swearing, and lying, and murdering, || And stealing, and committing adultery—have increased, || And... Focus ↗

3 Therefore the land mourns, || And every dweller is weak in it, || With the beast of the field, || An... Focus ↗

4 Only, let no one strive, nor reprove a man, || And your people are as those striving with a priest.

5 And you have stumbled in the day, || And a prophet has also stumbled with you in the night, || And I... Focus ↗

6 My people have been cut off for lack of knowledge, || Because you have rejected knowledge, || I reje... Focus ↗

7 According to their abundance so they sinned against Me, || I change their glory into shame. Focus ↗

8 The sin of My people they eat, || And to their iniquity lift up their soul. Focus ↗

9 And it has been, like people, like priest, || And I have charged on it its ways, || And its habitual... Focus ↗

10 And they have eaten, and are not satisfied, || They have gone whoring, and do not increase, || For t... Focus ↗

11 Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart, Focus ↗

12 My people at its staff asks and its rod declares to it, || For a spirit of whoredoms has caused to e... Focus ↗

13 On tops of the mountains they sacrifice, || And on the hills they make incense, || Under oak, and po... Focus ↗

14 Therefore your daughters commit whoredom, || And your spouses commit adultery, || I do not see after... Focus ↗

15 Though you are a harlot, O Israel, || Do not let Judah become guilty, || And do not come to Gilgal,... Focus ↗

16 For Israel has turned aside as a stubborn heifer, || Now YHWH feeds them as a lamb in a large place. Focus ↗

17 Ephraim is joined to idols, leave him alone. Focus ↗

18 Sour is their drink, || They have gone whoring diligently, || Her protectors have thoroughly loved s... Focus ↗

19 Wind has distressed her with its wings, || And they are ashamed of their sacrifices!” Focus ↗

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