Hosea 5:4
ContextNET © | Their wicked deeds do not allow them to return to their God; because a spirit of idolatry 1 controls their heart, 2 and they do not acknowledge the Lord. |
NIV © | "Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. A spirit of prostitution is in their heart; they do not acknowledge the LORD. |
NASB © | Their deeds will not allow them To return to their God. For a spirit of harlotry is within them, And they do not know the LORD. |
NLT © | Your deeds won’t let you return to your God. You are a prostitute through and through, and you cannot know the LORD. |
MSG © | They couldn't turn to God if they wanted to. Their evil life is a bad habit. Every breath they take is a whore's breath. They wouldn't recognize GOD if they saw me. |
BBE © | Their works will not let them come back to their God, for a false spirit is in them and they have no knowledge of the Lord. |
NRSV © | Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. For the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they do not know the LORD. |
NKJV © | "They do not direct their deeds Toward turning to their God, For the spirit of harlotry is in their midst, And they do not know the LORD. |
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NET © | Their wicked deeds do not allow them to return to their God; because a spirit of idolatry 1 controls their heart, 2 and they do not acknowledge the Lord. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “a spirit of harlotries”; NIV “a spirit of prostitution”; TEV “Idolatry has a powerful hold on them.” However, CEV takes this literally: “your constant craving for sex keeps you from knowing me.” 2 tn Heb “is in their heart” (so NIV); NASB, NRSV “is within them.” |