--- title: Hosea 4 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Hosea chapter 4 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel! for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Hosea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/) / chapter 4 # Hosea 4 19 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [4:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.1/) — שִׁמְעוּ דְבַר־יְהוָה בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי רִיב לַֽיהוָה עִם־יוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ כִּי אֵין־אֱמֶת וְֽאֵין־חֶסֶד וְאֵֽין־דַּעַת אֱלֹהִים בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ — 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. - [4:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.2/) — אָלֹה וְכַחֵשׁ וְרָצֹחַ וְגָנֹב וְנָאֹף פָּרָצוּ וְדָמִים בְּדָמִים נָגָֽעוּ׃ — Swearing and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery! they break all bounds, and blood toucheth blood. - [4:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.3/) — עַל־כֵּן ׀ תֶּאֱבַל הָאָרֶץ וְאֻמְלַל כָּל־יוֹשֵׁב בָּהּ בְּחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם וְגַם־דְּגֵי הַיָּם יֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃ — Therefore doth the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein doth languish, with the beasts of the field, and the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also are taken away. - [4:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.4/) — אַךְ אִישׁ אַל־יָרֵב וְאַל־יוֹכַח אִישׁ וְעַמְּךָ כִּמְרִיבֵי כֹהֵֽן׃ — Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. - [4:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.5/) — וְכָשַׁלְתָּ הַיּוֹם וְכָשַׁל גַּם־נָבִיא עִמְּךָ לָיְלָה וְדָמִיתִי אִמֶּֽךָ׃ — Therefore shalt thou stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother. - [4:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.6/) — נִדְמוּ עַמִּי מִבְּלִי הַדָּעַת כִּֽי־אַתָּה הַדַּעַת מָאַסְתָּ וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ מִכַּהֵן לִי וַתִּשְׁכַּח תּוֹרַת אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶשְׁכַּח בָּנֶיךָ גַּם־אָֽנִי׃ — 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. - [4:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.7/) — כְּרֻבָּם כֵּן חָֽטְאוּ־לִי כְּבוֹדָם בְּקָלוֹן אָמִֽיר׃ — The more they were increased, the more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame. - [4:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.8/) — חַטַּאת עַמִּי יֹאכֵלוּ וְאֶל־עֲוֺנָם יִשְׂאוּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ — They feed on the sin of My people, and set their heart on their iniquity. - [4:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.9/) — וְהָיָה כָעָם כַּכֹּהֵן וּפָקַדְתִּי עָלָיו דְּרָכָיו וּמַעֲלָלָיו אָשִׁיב לֽוֹ׃ — And it is like people, like priest; and I will punish him for his ways, and will recompense him his doings. - [4:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.10/) — וְאָֽכְלוּ וְלֹא יִשְׂבָּעוּ הִזְנוּ וְלֹא יִפְרֹצוּ כִּֽי־אֶת־יְהוָה עָזְבוּ לִשְׁמֹֽר׃ — And they shall eat, and not have enough, they shall commit harlotry, and shall not increase; because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. - [4:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.11/) — זְנוּת וְיַיִן וְתִירוֹשׁ יִֽקַּֽח־לֵֽב׃ — Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the heart. - [4:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.12/) — עַמִּי בְּעֵצוֹ יִשְׁאָל וּמַקְלוֹ יַגִּיד לוֹ כִּי רוּחַ זְנוּנִים הִתְעָה וַיִּזְנוּ מִתַּחַת אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ — My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of harlotry hath caused them to err, and they have gone astray from under their God. - [4:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.13/) — עַל־רָאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים יְזַבֵּחוּ וְעַל־הַגְּבָעוֹת יְקַטֵּרוּ תַּחַת אַלּוֹן וְלִבְנֶה וְאֵלָה כִּי טוֹב צִלָּהּ עַל־כֵּן תִּזְנֶינָה בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶם תְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃ — They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and offer upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good; therefore your daughters commit harlotry, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery. - [4:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.14/) — לֹֽא־אֶפְקוֹד עַל־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם כִּי תִזְנֶינָה וְעַל־כַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם כִּי תְנָאַפְנָה כִּי־הֵם עִם־הַזֹּנוֹת יְפָרֵדוּ וְעִם־הַקְּדֵשׁוֹת יְזַבֵּחוּ וְעָם לֹֽא־יָבִין יִלָּבֵֽט׃ — I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; for they themselves consort with lewd women, and they sacrifice with harlots; and the people that is without understanding is distraught. - [4:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.15/) — אִם־זֹנֶה אַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל אַל־יֶאְשַׁם יְהוּדָה וְאַל־תָּבֹאוּ הַגִּלְגָּל וְאַֽל־תַּעֲלוּ בֵּית אָוֶן בֵּית אָוֶן וְאַל־תִּשָּׁבְעוּ חַי־יְהוָֽה׃ — Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah become guilty; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear: 'As the LORD liveth.' - [4:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.16/) — כִּי כְּפָרָה סֹֽרֵרָה סָרַר יִשְׂרָאֵל עַתָּה יִרְעֵם יְהוָה כְּכֶבֶשׂ בַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃ — For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn heifer; now shall the LORD feed them as a lamb in a large place? - [4:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.17/) — חֲבוּר עֲצַבִּים אֶפְרָיִם הַֽנַּֽח־לֽוֹ׃ — Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone. - [4:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.18/) — סָר סָבְאָם הַזְנֵה הִזְנוּ אָהֲבוּ הֵבוּ קָלוֹן מָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃ — When their carouse is over, they take to harlotry; her rulers deeply love dishonour. - [4:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.4.19/) — צָרַר רוּחַ אוֹתָהּ בִּכְנָפֶיהָ וְיֵבֹשׁוּ מִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם — The wind hath bound her up in her skirts; and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. - ← previous: [Hosea 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/3/) - next →: [Hosea 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/5/) - ↑ back to [Hosea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/)