NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon They will not framenathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) their doings ma`alal (mah-al-awl') an act (good or bad) -- doing, endeavour, invention, work. to turn shuwb (shoob) to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively unto their God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. for the spirit ruwach (roo'-akh) wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being of whoredoms zanuwn (zaw-noon') adultery; figuratively, idolatry -- whoredom. is in the midst qereb (keh'-reb) the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition) of them and they have not known yada` (yaw-dah') to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Their deeds will not allow them To return to their God. For a spirit of harlotry is within them, And they do not know the LORD. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Their actions do not allow them to return to their God, for a spirit of promiscuity is among them, and they do not know the LORD. International Standard Version "Their actions hinder them from turning to their God, because a spirit of fornication is in their midst, and the LORD they do not know. NET Bible Their wicked deeds do not allow them to return to their God; because a spirit of idolatry controls their heart, and they do not acknowledge the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation "The wicked things that the people have done keep them from returning to their God. They have a spirit of prostitution, and they don't know the LORD. King James 2000 Bible They will not change their deeds to turn unto their God: for the spirit of harlotry is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD. Links Hosea 5:4Hosea 5:4 NIV Hosea 5:4 NLT Hosea 5:4 ESV Hosea 5:4 NASB Hosea 5:4 KJV |