Hosea 5:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Their deedsמַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם
(ma·'al·lei·hem,)
4611: a deed, practicefrom alal
will not allowיִתְּנוּ֙
(yit·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
them To returnלָשׁ֖וּב
(la·shuv)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to their God.אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם
(e·lo·hei·hem;)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
For a spiritר֤וּחַ
(ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
of harlotryזְנוּנִים֙
(ze·nu·nim)
2183: fornicationfrom zanah
is withinבְּקִרְבָּ֔ם
(be·kir·bam,)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word
them, And they do not knowיָדָֽעוּ׃
(ya·da·'u.)
3045: to knowa prim. root
the LORD.יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
They will not frame
nathan  (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.
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