For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Hosea 10:4 - King James Version - American Edition They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They have spoken mere words of the lips, swearing falsely in making covenants; therefore judgment springs up like hemlock [or other poisonous plants] in the furrows of the field. American Standard Version (1901) They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. Common English Bible They have spoken empty words, swearing falsely when making covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field. Catholic Public Domain Version You speak words about a useless vision, and you will strike a deal. And judgment will spring up like bitterness in the furrows of the field. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version You speak words of an unprofitable vision, and you shall make a covenant: and judgment shall spring up as bitterness in the furrows of the field. |
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;