Hosea 6:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.”

Hosea 6:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 6:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 6:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.”

Hosea 6:4 — World English Bible

Hosea 6:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away.”

Hosea 6:4 — American Standard Version

Hosea 6:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness <FI>is<Fi> as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early--going.”

Hosea 6:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 6:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.”

Hosea 6:4 — Darby Translation

Hosea 6:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“O Ephraim, what shall I doe vnto thee? O Iudah, how shall I intreate thee? for your goodnesse is as a morning cloude, and as the morning dewe it goeth away.”

Hosea 6:4 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 6:4 in Context — Hosea 6

2 Darános vida después de dos días: al tercer día nos resucitará, y viviremos delante de él.

3 Y conoceremos, y proseguiremos en conocer á Jehová: como el alba está aparejada su salida, y vendrá á nosotros como la lluvia, como la lluvia tardía [y] temprana á la tierra.

4 ¿Qué haré á ti, Ephraim? ¿Qué haré á ti, oh Judá? La piedad vuestra es como la nube de la mañana, y como el rocío que de madrugada viene.

5 Por esta causa corté con los profetas, con las palabras de mi boca los maté; y tus juicios serán [como] luz que sale.

6 Porque misericordia quise, y no sacrificio; y conocimiento de Dios más que holocaustos.

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What Does Hosea 6:4 Mean?

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