Hosea 4:1 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition HEAR THE word of the Lord, you children of Israel, for the Lord has a controversy (a pleading contention) with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no faithfulness, love, pity and mercy, or knowledge of God [from personal experience with Him] in the land. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. American Standard Version (1901) Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. Common English Bible Hear the LORD’s word, people of Israel; for the LORD has a dispute with the inhabitants of the land. There’s no faithful love or loyalty, and no knowledge of God in the land. Catholic Public Domain Version Listen to the word of the Lord, sons of Israel, for the Lord is judge of the inhabitants of the land. Yet there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God, in the land. |