Hosea 4:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[There is] swearing,אָלֹ֣ה
(a·loh)
422: to swear, cursea prim. root
deception,וְכַחֵ֔שׁ
(ve·cha·chesh,)
3584: to disappoint, deceive, fail, grow leana prim. root
murder,וְרָצֹ֥חַ
(ve·ra·tzo·ach)
7523: to murder, slaya prim. root
stealingוְגָנֹ֖ב
(ve·ga·nov)
1589: to steala prim. root
and adultery.וְנָאֹ֑ף
(ve·na·'of;)
5003: to commit adulterya prim. root
They employ violence,פָּרָ֕צוּ
(pa·ra·tzu)
6555: to break througha prim. root
so that bloodshedוְדָמִ֥ים
(ve·da·mim)
1818: blooda prim. root
followsנָגָֽעוּ׃
(na·ga·'u.)
5060: to touch, reach, strikea prim. root
bloodshed.בְּדָמִ֖ים
(be·da·mim)
1818: blooda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
By swearing
'alah  (aw-law')
to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecate -- adjure, curse, swear.
and lying
kachash  (kaw-khash')
to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
and killing
ratsach  (raw-tsakh')
to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er).
and stealing
ganab  (gaw-nab')
to thieve; by implication, to deceive -- carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
and committing adultery
na'aph  (naw-af')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize -- adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.
they break out
parats  (paw-rats')
to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
and blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
toucheth
naga`  (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.

King James Bible
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

International Standard Version
Swearing, lying, murder, theft, and adultery are rampant, and blood mingles with blood.

NET Bible
There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There is cursing, lying, murdering, stealing, and adultery. People break [my laws], and there is one murder after another.

King James 2000 Bible
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break all restraint, and bloodshed touches bloodshed.
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