I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God because they will return to me with all their heart.
Hosea 5:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Their actions do not allow them to return to their God, for a spirit of promiscuity is among them, and they do not know the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Their doings will not permit them to return to their God, for the spirit of harlotry is within them and they know not the Lord [they do not recognize, appreciate, give heed to, or cherish the Lord]. American Standard Version (1901) Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah. Common English Bible Their deeds don’t allow them to return to their God, because the spirit of prostitution is within them, and they don’t know the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version They will not set their thoughts to return to their God, for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They will not set their thoughts to return to their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord. |
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God because they will return to me with all their heart.
A drought will come on her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of carved images, and they go mad because of terrifying things. ,
But the one who boasts should boast in this: that he understands and knows me – that I am the Lord, showing faithful love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things. This is the Lord’s declaration.
You live in a world of deception. , In their deception they refuse to know me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
Labour pains come on him. He is not a wise son; when the time comes, he will not be born. ,
Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel, for the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land: There is no truth, no faithful love, and no knowledge of God in the land!
My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of promiscuity leads them astray; they act promiscuously in disobedience to their God.
I will not punish your daughters when they act promiscuously or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery, for the men themselves go off with prostitutes and make sacrifices with cult prostitutes. People without discernment are doomed.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from serving as my priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your sons.
So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove; they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.
When Ephraim multiplied his altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.
They will do these things because they haven’t known the Father or me.
You do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say I don’t know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I keep his word.