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Hosea 4:1

NETBible	Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites!¹ For the Lord has a covenant lawsuit² against the people of Israel.³ For there is neither faithfulness nor loyalty in the land, nor do they acknowledge God.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Hos 4:1	Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land.
NASB © biblegateway Hos 4:1	Listen to the word of the LORD, O sons of Israel, For the LORD has a case against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness or kindness Or knowledge of God in the land.
NLT © biblegateway Hos 4:1	Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel! The LORD has filed a lawsuit against you, saying: "There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.
MSG © biblegateway Hos 4:1	Attention all Israelites! GOD's Message! GOD indicts the whole population: "No one is faithful. No one loves. No one knows the first thing about God.
BBE © SABDAweb Hos 4:1	Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.
NRSV © bibleoremus Hos 4:1	Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel; for the LORD has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or loyalty, and no knowledge of God in the land.
NKJV © biblegateway Hos 4:1	Hear the word of the LORD, You children of Israel, For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land.
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KJV	Hear <08085> (8798) the word <01697> of the LORD <03068>_, ye children <01121> of Israel <03478>_: for the LORD <03068> hath a controversy <07379> with the inhabitants <03427> (8802) of the land <0776>_, because [there is] no truth <0571>_, nor mercy <02617>_, nor knowledge <01847> of God <0430> in the land <0776>_.
NASB © biblegateway Hos 4:1	Listen <08085> to the word <01697> of the LORD <03068> , O sons <01121> of Israel <03478> , For the LORD <03068> has a case <07379> against <05973> the inhabitants <03427> of the land <0776> , Because <03588> there <0369> is no <0369> faithfulness <0571> or kindness <02617> Or knowledge <01847> of God <0430> in the land <0776> .
LXXM	akousate <191> V-AAD-2P logon <3056> N-ASM kuriou <2962> N-GSM uioi <5207> N-VPM israhl <2474> N-PRI dioti <1360> CONJ krisiv <2920> N-NSF tw <3588> T-DSM kuriw <2962> N-DSM prov <4314> PREP touv <3588> T-APM katoikountav {V-PAPAP} thn <3588> T-ASF ghn <1065> N-ASF dioti <1360> CONJ ouk <3364> ADV estin <1510> V-PAI-3S alhyeia <225> N-NSF oude <3761> CONJ eleov <1656> N-NSN oude <3761> CONJ epignwsiv <1922> N-NSF yeou <2316> N-GSM epi <1909> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF ghv <1065> N-GSF
NET [draft] ITL	Hear <08085> the word <01697> of the Lord <03068> , you Israelites <03478> <01121> ! For <03588> the Lord <03068> has a covenant lawsuit <07379> against <05973> the people <03427> of Israel <0776> <03427> . For <03588> there is neither <0369> faithfulness <0571> nor <0369> loyalty <02617> in the land <0776> , nor <0369> do they acknowledge <01847> God <0430> .
HEBREW	Urab <0776> Myhla <0430> ted <01847> Nyaw <0369> dox <02617> Nyaw <0369> tma <0571> Nya <0369> yk <03588> Urah <0776> ybswy <03427> Me <05973> hwhyl <03068> byr <07379> yk <03588> larvy <03478> ynb <01121> hwhy <03068> rbd <01697> wems (4:1) <08085>

NETBible

Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites!¹ For the Lord has a covenant lawsuit² against the people of Israel.³ For there is neither faithfulness nor loyalty in the land, nor do they acknowledge God.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “sons of Israel” (so NASB); KJV “children of Israel”; NAB, NRSV “people of Israel.”

²tn The noun רִיב (riv, “dispute, lawsuit”) is used in two contexts: (1) nonlegal contexts: (a) “dispute” between individuals (e.g., Gen 13:7; Isa 58:1; Jer 15:10) or (b) “brawl; quarrel” between people (e.g., Exod 17:7; Deut 25:1); and (2) legal contexts: (a) “lawsuit; legal process” (e.g., Exod 23:3-6; Deut 19:17; 21:5; Ezek 44:24; Ps 35:23), (b) “lawsuit; legal case” (e.g., Deut 1:12; 17:8; Prov 18:17; 25:9), and (c) God’s “lawsuit” on behalf of a person or against his own people (Hos 4:1; 12:3; Mic 6:2; HALOT 1225-26 s.v. רִיב). The term in Hosea refers to a covenant lawsuit in which Yahweh the suzerain lodges a legal case against his disobedient vassal, accusing Israel and Judah of breach of covenant which will elicit the covenant curses.

³tn Heb “with the inhabitants of the land” (so KJV); NAB, NASB, NRSV “against the inhabitants of the land.”

⁴tn Heb “there is no truthfulness nor loyalty nor knowledge of God in the land.” Here “knowledge of God” refers to recognition of his authority and obedience to his will.