Verse List for HOS 6:4

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OET (OET-RV) What will I do with you, Efrayim? ⇔ ≈ Yehudah, what will I do with you? ⇔ Your love is like a morning cloud that doesn’t last long— ⇔ ≈ like the dew that quickly disappears.

OET-LV What will _I _do to_you Oh _ʼEfrayim what will _I _do to_you Oh _Yəhūdāh and_loyalty _of_your(pl) is_like_a _cloud _of the_morning and_like_dew which_rises _early which_goes.

ULT What shall I do for you, Ephraim? ⇔  What shall I do for you, Judah? ⇔  And your covenant faithfulness, is like a cloud of the morning, ⇔  and like the dew rising early, and going, away.

UST Yahweh says, “You people of Ephraim and you people of Judah, ⇔  I do not know what more I can do with you! ⇔  You say that you will faithfully love me, but you love me about as long as the mist stays in the morning; ⇔  you love me about as long as the dew stays that is gone early in the day.

BSB & MSB What shall I do with you, O Ephraim[fn]? ⇔  What shall I do with you, O Judah? ⇔ For your loyalty is like a morning mist, ⇔  like the early dew that vanishes.

OEB ⇔  What can I make of you, Ephraim! ⇔ What can I make of you, Judah! ⇔ Your love is like a morning cloud, ⇔ like the dew which early goes away.

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔  “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.

MSG ^(4-7)“What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What do I make of you, Judah? Your declarations of love last no longer than morning mist and predawn dew. That’s why I use prophets to shake you to attention, why my words cut you to the quick: To wake you up to my judgment blazing like light. I’m after love that lasts, not more religion. I want you to know God, not go to more prayer meetings. You broke the covenant—just like Adam! You broke faith with me—ungrateful wretches!

NET What am I going to do with you, O Ephraim? ⇔ What am I going to do with you, O Judah? ⇔ For your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist; ⇔ it disappears as quickly as dawn’s dew!

LSV “What do I do to you, O Ephraim? What do I do to you, O Judah? Your goodness [is] as a cloud of the morning,
And as dew rising early—going.

FBV Ephraim,[fn] what shall I do with you? Judah, what shall I do with you? Your love disappears like mist at dawn; it vanishes like dew in the morning.

T4T But Yahweh knows they are insincere; ⇔ so he says to them, “You people of Israel, and you people of Judah, ⇔  I do not know [RHQ] what I should do to you. ⇔ Your being faithful to me will disappear as quickly as [SIM] the morning mist disappears, ⇔  like [SIM] the dew on the ground that disappears quickly when the sun shines.

LEB • What will I do with you, O Ephraim?
• What will I do with you, O Judah?
• Your love is like a morning cloud,
• like the dew that goes away early in the morning.

BBE O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.

Moff ⇔  But Ephraim, what can I do with you? ⇔ Judah, what can I do with you? ⇔ This love of yours is like a morning cloud, ⇔ like dew that soon will disappear.

JPS 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 early passeth away.

ASV 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.

DRA What shall I do to thee, O Ephraim? what shall I do to thee, O Juda? your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth away in the morning.

YLT What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness [is] as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early — going.

Drby 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.

RV 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.
(Oh Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee/you? Oh Yudah, what shall I do unto thee/you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth/goes early away.)

SLT What shall I do to thee, O Ephraim? What shall I do to thee, O Judah? and your kindness as the cloud of the morning, and as the dew being early went away.

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

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.[fn]
(¶ Oh Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee/you? Oh Yudah, what shall I do unto thee/you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth/goes away.)

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]O Ephraim, what shall I doe vnto thee? O Iudah, what shall I do vnto thee? for your goodnesse is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

Bshps O Ephraim, what shall I do vnto thee? O Iuda, howe shall I intreate thee? for your goodnesse is lyke a morning cloude, & like a deawe that goeth early away.
(Oh Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee/you? Oh Yuda, how shall I entreat thee/you? for your goodness is like a morning cloud, and like a dew that goeth/goes early away.)

Gnva 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.
(Oh Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee/you? Oh Yudah, how shall I entreat thee/you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the morning dew it goeth/goes away.)

Cvdl O Ephraim, what shal I do vnto the? O Iuda, how shal I intreate the? seynge youre loue is like a mornynge cloude, & like a dew yt goeth early awaye.
(Oh Ephraim, what shall I do unto the? Oh Yuda, how shall I entreat the? seeing your(pl) love is like a morning cloud, and like a dew it goeth/goes early away.)

Wycl Effraym, what schal Y do to thee? Juda, what schal Y do to thee? Youre merci is as a cloude of the morewtid, and as deew passynge forth eerli.
(Ephraim, what shall I do to thee/you? Yuda, what shall I do to thee/you? Your mercy is as a cloud of the morning, and as dew passing forth early.)

Luth Wie will ich dir so wohl tun, Ephraim! Wie will ich dir so wohl tun, Juda! Denn die Gnade, so ich euch erzeigen will, wird sein wie eine Tauwolke des Morgens und wie ein Tau, der frühmorgens sich ausbreitet.
(How will I you/to_you(sg) so probably/well do/put, Ephraim! How will I you/to_you(sg) so probably/well do/put, Yuda! Because the grace, so I you show will, becomes be as/like a/one Tauwolke the morning and as/like a Tau, the/of_the early_morning itself/yourself/themselves spreads.)

ClVg Quid faciam tibi, Ephraim? quid faciam tibi, Juda? misericordia vestra quasi nubes matutina, et quasi ros mane pertransiens.
(What I_will_do to_you, Ephraim? what I_will_do to_you, Yuda? mercy your as_if clouds morning, and as_if dew in_the_morning pertransiens.)

UHB מָ֤ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לְּ⁠ךָ֙ אֶפְרַ֔יִם מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לְּ⁠ךָ֖ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְ⁠חַסְדְּ⁠כֶם֙ כַּֽ⁠עֲנַן־בֹּ֔קֶר וְ⁠כַ⁠טַּ֖ל מַשְׁכִּ֥ים הֹלֵֽךְ׃ ‡

BrLXX Τί σοι ποιήσω Ἐφραίμ; τί σοι ποιήσω Ἰούδα; τὸ δὲ ἔλεος ὑμῶν ὡς νεφέλη πρωϊνὴ, καὶ ὡς δρόσος ὀρθρινὴ πορευομένη.

BrTr What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do to thee, Juda? whereas your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that goes away.