Hosea 4:6
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Hosea 4:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Mein Volk wird vertilgt aus Mangel an Erkenntnis; weil du die Erkenntnis verworfen hast, so verwerfe ich dich, daß du mir nicht mehr Priesterdienst ausübest; und du hast das Gesetz deines Gottes vergessen: so werde auch ich deine Kinder vergessen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mi pueblo fué talado, porque le faltó sabiduría. Porque tú desechaste la sabiduría, yo te echaré del sacerdocio: y pues que olvidaste la ley de tu Dios, también yo me olvidaré de tus hijos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Meu povo é destruído por falta de conhecimento. Porque tu rejeitaste o conhecimento, eu também te rejeitei do meu sacerdócio; e visto que te esqueceste a lei de teu Deus, também eu me esquecerei de teus filhos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O meu povo está sendo destruído por falta de conhecimento. Porque vós, sacerdotes, rejeitastes o conhecimento, também Eu vos rejeitarei como Meus sacerdotes. Porque esquecestes a Minha Lei, embora Eu seja o vosso Deus, Eu também Me esquecerei dos vossos filhos.
📖 Hosea 4:6 in Context
4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
5Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
8They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
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