NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon They eat up'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. the sin chatta'ah (khat-taw-aw') an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender of my people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. and they set nasa' (naw-saw') to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows) their heart nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) on their iniquity `avon (aw-vone') perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible They feed on the sin of My people And direct their desire toward their iniquity. King James Bible They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. Holman Christian Standard Bible They feed on the sin of My people; they have an appetite for their transgressions. International Standard Version They feed on the sin of my people; they purpose in their heart to transgress. NET Bible They feed on the sin offerings of my people; their appetites long for their iniquity! GOD'S WORD® Translation They feed on the sins of my people, and they want them to do wicked things. King James 2000 Bible They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. Links Hosea 4:8Hosea 4:8 NIV Hosea 4:8 NLT Hosea 4:8 ESV Hosea 4:8 NASB Hosea 4:8 KJV |
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