NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For they shall eat'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. and not have enough saba` (saw-bah') to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction -- have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of. they shall commit whoredom zanah (zaw-naw') to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah) and shall not increase parats (paw-rats') to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative) because they have left off `azab (aw-zab') to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely. to take heed shamar (shaw-mar') to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc. to 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 They will eat, but not have enough; They will play the harlot, but not increase, Because they have stopped giving heed to the LORD. King James Bible For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned their devotion to the LORD. International Standard Version They will eat, but will not be satisfied. They will engage in prostitution, but they won't increase, because they have stopped listening to the LORD. NET Bible They will eat, but not be satisfied; they will engage in prostitution, but not increase in numbers; because they have abandoned the LORD by pursuing other gods. GOD'S WORD® Translation "They will eat, but they'll never be full. They will have sex with prostitutes, but they'll never have children. They have abandoned the LORD. King James 2000 Bible For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit harlotry, and shall not increase: because they have ceased to obey the LORD. Links Hosea 4:10Hosea 4:10 NIV Hosea 4:10 NLT Hosea 4:10 ESV Hosea 4:10 NASB Hosea 4:10 KJV |