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Hosea 5:4

Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.

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ASV

Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.

KJV

They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
יִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.Nuthey permitH5414 →
מַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.Hemdeeds theirH4611 →
לָשׁ֖וּבla.Shuvto returnH7725 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemGod theirH430 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
ר֤וּחַRu.acha spirit ofH7307 →
זְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.Nimprostitution<s>H2183 →
בְּקִרְבָּ֔םbe.kir.Bam[is] in inner being theirH7130 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uthey knowH3045 →

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Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”Hosea 4:12My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.1 John 2:3–4By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!Jeremiah 9:24But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.2 Thessalonians 2:11–12For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,John 8:55You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.Jeremiah 50:38A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.Jeremiah 22:15–16Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.John 3:19–20And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.Jeremiah 24:7I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.Psalms 36:1–4An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.Psalms 78:8Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORDJeremiah 9:6You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.

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