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Hosea 4:6

NETBible	You have destroyed¹ my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me,² I will reject you as my priests. Because you reject³ the law of your God, I will reject⁴ your descendants.
NIV © biblegateway Hos 4:6	my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.
NASB © biblegateway Hos 4:6	My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
NLT © biblegateway Hos 4:6	My people are being destroyed because they don’t know me. It is all your fault, you priests, for you yourselves refuse to know me. Now I refuse to recognize you as my priests. Since you have forgotten the laws of your God, I will forget to bless your children.
MSG © biblegateway Hos 4:6	My people are ruined because they don't know what's right or true. Because you've turned your back on knowledge, I've turned my back on you priests. Because you refuse to recognize the revelation of God, I'm no longer recognizing your children.
BBE © SABDAweb Hos 4:6	Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.
NRSV © bibleoremus Hos 4:6	My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
NKJV © biblegateway Hos 4:6	My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
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KJV	My people <05971> are destroyed <01820> (8738) for lack of knowledge <01847>_: because thou hast rejected <03988> (8804) knowledge <01847>_, I will also reject <03988> (8799) thee, that thou shalt be no priest <03547> (8763) to me: seeing thou hast forgotten <07911> (8799) the law <08451> of thy God <0430>_, I will also forget <07911> (8799) thy children <01121>_. {destroyed: Heb. cut off}
NASB © biblegateway Hos 4:6	My people <05971> are destroyed <01820> for lack <0369> of knowledge <01847> . Because <03588> you have rejected <03988> knowledge <01847> , I also will reject <03988> you from being My priest <03547> . Since you have forgotten <07911> the law <08451> of your God <0430> , I also <01571> will forget <07911> your children <01121> .
LXXM	wmoiwyh <3666> V-API-3S o <3588> T-NSM laov <2992> N-NSM mou <1473> P-GS wv <3739> CONJ ouk <3364> ADV ecwn <2192> V-PAPNS gnwsin <1108> N-ASF oti <3754> CONJ su <4771> P-NS epignwsin <1922> N-ASF apwsw {V-AMI-2S} kagw {CONJ} apwsomai {V-FMI-1S} se <4771> P-AS tou <3588> T-GSN mh <3165> ADV ierateuein <2407> V-PAN moi <1473> P-DS kai <2532> CONJ epelayou {V-AMI-2S} nomon <3551> N-ASM yeou <2316> N-GSM sou <4771> P-GS kagw {CONJ} epilhsomai {V-FMI-1S} teknwn <5043> N-GPN sou <4771> P-GS
NET [draft] ITL	You have destroyed <01820> my people <05971> by failing <01097> to acknowledge <01847> me! Because <03588> you <0859> refuse to acknowledge <01847> me, I will reject <03988> you as my priests <03547> . Because you reject <07911> the law <08451> of your God <0430> , I <0589> will reject <07911> your descendants <01121> .
HEBREW	yna <0589> Mg <01571> Kynb <01121> xksa <07911> Kyhla <0430> trwt <08451> xkstw <07911> yl <0> Nhkm <03547> Kaoamaw <03988> toam <03988> tedh <01847> hta <0859> yk <03588> tedh <01847> ylbm <01097> yme <05971> wmdn (4:6) <01820>

NETBible

You have destroyed¹ my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me,² I will reject you as my priests. Because you reject³ the law of your God, I will reject⁴ your descendants.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “they have destroyed” or “my people are destroyed” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV).

²tn Heb “Because you reject knowledge”; NLT “because they don’t know me.”

³tn Heb “have forgotten”; NAB, NIV “have ignored.”

⁴tn Heb “forget” (so KJV, NRSV); NLT “forget to bless.”