Hosea 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.”
Hosea 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Hosea 6:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Hosea 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.”
Hosea 6:5 — World English Bible
Hosea 6:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.”
Hosea 6:5 — American Standard Version
Hosea 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments to the light goeth forth.”
Hosea 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light.”
Hosea 6:5 — Darby Translation
Hosea 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore haue I cut downe by the Prophets: I haue slaine them by the wordes of my mouth, and thy iudgements were as the light that goeth forth.”
Hosea 6:5 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 6:5 in Context — Hosea 6
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.
7 Mas ellos, cual Adam, traspasaron el pacto: allí prevaricaron contra mí.
What Does Hosea 6:5 Mean?
Hosea 6:5 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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