HOS 5:4 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Οὐκ ἔδωκαν τὰ διαβούλια αὐτῶν τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν αὐτῶν, ὅτι πνεῦμα πορνίας ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐστίν· τὸν δὲ Κύριον οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν.
(Ouk edōkan ta diaboulia autōn tou epistrepsai pros ton Theon autōn, hoti pneuma pornias en autois estin; ton de Kurion ouk epegnōsan. )

BrTr They have not framed their counsels to return to their God, for the spirit of fornication is in them, and they have not known the Lord.

ULT Their deeds will not allow them to return to their God,
⇔ for a spirit of harlotry is within them,
⇔ and they do not know Yahweh.

UST Ephraim and Israel are not able to ask me to forgive them, because of what they have done.
⇔ They have chosen to be unfaithful and immoral,
⇔ and they do not know me, Yahweh.”

OEB Their deeds do not permit them
⇔ to return to their God.
⇔ For the spirit of prostitution is within them,
⇔ they do not know the Lord.

WEBBE Their deeds won’t allow them to turn to their God,
⇔ for the spirit of prostitution is within them,
⇔ and they don’t know the LORD.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Their wicked deeds do not allow them to return to their God;
⇔ because a spirit of idolatry controls their heart,
⇔ and they do not acknowledge the Lord.

LSV They do not give up their habitual doings,
To turn back to their God,
For a spirit of whoredoms [is] in their midst,
And YHWH they have not known.

FBV Your actions stop you from coming back to your God for a spirit of prostitution is within you and you do not know the Lord.

T4T Because they like to do evil things,
⇔ they will not return to me, their God.
⇔ Like prostitutes who have abandoned their husbands [MET], they have [IDM] abandoned [MET] me;
⇔ they do not even know me, Yahweh.

LEB • Their deeds do not permit them to return them to God.
• Because a spirit of whoredom is in their midst,
• they do not know Yahweh.

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.

Moff Their doings will not suffer them
⇔ to come back to their God;
⇔ for a harlot-spirit possesses them,
⇔ and the Eternal they do not understand.

JPS Their doings will not suffer them to return unto their God; for the spirit of harlotry is within them, and they know not the LORD.

ASV Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.

DRA They will not set their thoughts to return to their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.

YLT They give not up their habitual doings, To turn back unto their God, For a spirit of whoredoms [is] in their midst, And Jehovah they have not known.

Drby Their doings do not allow them to return unto their [fn]God; for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they know not Jehovah.

5.4 Elohim

RV Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not the LORD.
(Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredom/prostitution is within them, and they know not the LORD. )

SLT They will not give their doings to turn back to their God, for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they knew not Jehovah.

Wbstr They will not frame their doings to turn to their God: for the spirit of lewdness is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

KJB-1769 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.[fn][fn]
(They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms/prostitutions is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD. )

5.4 They will…: or, Their doings will not suffer them

5.4 frame: Heb. give

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]They will not frame their doings to turne vnto their God: for the spirit of whoredomes is in the midst of them, and they haue not knowen the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

5:4 Heb. they will not giue.

5:4 Or, their doings will not suffer them.

Bshps They wyll not geue their myndes to turne vnto their God: for the spirite of fornication is in the middest of them, and they haue not knowen the Lorde.
(They will not give their minds to turn unto their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.)

Gnva They will not giue their mindes to turne vnto their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the middes of them, and they haue not knowen the Lord.
(They will not give their minds to turn unto their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord. )

Cvdl They are not mynded to turne vnto their God, for they haue an whorish herte, so yt they can not knowe the LORDE.
(They are not minded to turn unto their God, for they have an whorish heart, so it they cannot know the LORD.)

Wycl Thei schulen not yiue her thouytis, that thei turne ayen to her God; for the spirit of fornicacioun is in the myddis of hem, and thei knewen not the Lord.
(They should not give her thoughts, that they turn again to her God; for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of hem, and they knew not the Lord.)

Luth Sie denken nicht danach, daß sie sich kehreten zu ihrem GOtt; denn sie haben einen Hurengeist in ihrem Herzen und lehren vom HErr’s nicht.
(They/She think not after/thereafter/then, that they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves returned to/for their God; because/than they/she/them have a whores(n)geist in their heart(s) and teach from_the LORD’s not.)

ClVg Non dabunt cogitationes suas ut revertantur ad Deum suum, quia spiritus fornicationum in medio eorum, et Dominum non cognoverunt.
(Not/No they_will_give thoughts their_own as they_return to God his_own, because spirit fornication in/into/on in_the_middle their, and the_Master not/no they_knew. )

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 5:1–7: The LORD will judge the people of Israel and Judah

In 5:1–4, the LORD condemned the people of Israel and Judah, including the priests and leaders, for their corruption, immorality, and idolatry. In 5:5–7, he warned them that he would leave them and allow them to be destroyed.

Here are some other examples of section headings:

Israel and Judah will be judged (CEV)

Punishment Coming for Israel and Judah (ESV)

Paragraph 5:1–4

In this paragraph, the LORD made an accusation against the people of Israel. He made it clear that he knew everything they did. Nothing was hidden from him. He concluded by declaring that his people no longer knew him.

Since this paragraph occurs at the beginning of a new section, it may be helpful in some languages to make explicit that the LORD is the one who was speaking. For example, the CEV begins this paragraph with:

The Lord said (CEV)

Here is another way to introduce the paragraph:

The LORD continued to speak. He said

5:4a

Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God,

Their evil deeds prevent them from returning to their God.
Because of their evil deeds, they will not return to me, their God.
You^(plur) refuse to stop doing what is wicked and return to me, your God.

Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God: This clause is a figure of speech (personification). It describes evil deeds as if they have the ability to control a person.

Here are some ways to translate this figure of speech:

Keep the figure of speech. This is the best option if the figure is natural in your language and people will understand the meaning correctly. For example:
Their wicked deeds do not allow them to return to their God. (NET)
Translate the meaning without using the figure of speech. This is a good option if the figure of speech is unnatural or confusing in your language. For example:
They will not give up their deeds and return to their God. (NCV)
Your evil deeds are the reason you won’t return to me (CEV)
They do not want to stop doing evil, so they are not able to return to their God.

deeds: The word deeds refers here to the evil things that people do.

5:4b

for a spirit of prostitution is within them,

They constantly want to commit immorality.
A strong urge to be unfaithful is what motivates them.
Your^(plur) intense desire to be immoral and to worship idols affects all your thoughts and decisions.

for a spirit of prostitution is within them: This clause means that their thoughts and decisions are motivated by their strong desire to be immoral and to worship idols.

spirit of prostitution: See the note on spirit of prostitution in 4:12c.

is within them: This phrase refers to attitudes and thoughts. Some languages use a body organ, such as the liver, to signify attitudes and thoughts. Use an expression that is natural in your language for this purpose.

Here is another way to translate this line:

A spirit of prostitution is in their heart (NIV)

5:4c

and they do not know the LORD.

They do not know Yahweh or acknowledge his authority.
You^(plur) do not know and obey me, Yahweh.

and they do not know the LORD: In Hebrew, this clause is literally “the LORD they do not know.” It means that they do not know the LORD or have a relationship with him. They do not know what the LORD wants his people to do. It is implied that they do not acknowledge his authority or obey him. See the note on “no knowledge of God” in 4:1d, where it probably has the same meaning.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) for the mind of adultery is in them

(Some words not found in UHB: not permit deeds_of,their to,return to/towards God_of,their that/for/because/then/when spirit_of whoredom [is]_in,their_inner_of,being and=DOM YHWH not know )

This means they have the desire to be unfaithful to God. They want to worship idols.

(Occurrence 0) to turn to God … they do not know Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: not permit deeds_of,their to,return to/towards God_of,their that/for/because/then/when spirit_of whoredom [is]_in,their_inner_of,being and=DOM YHWH not know )

The translator can represent this as “to turn to me … they do not know me,” or “to turn to me … they do not know me, Yahweh.”

(Occurrence 0) they do not know Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: not permit deeds_of,their to,return to/towards God_of,their that/for/because/then/when spirit_of whoredom [is]_in,their_inner_of,being and=DOM YHWH not know )

Israel no longer obeys Yahweh in any way. They do not acknowledge Yahweh as their God.

Parallel HOS 5:4

Section 5:1–7: The LORD will judge the people of Israel and Judah

Paragraph 5:1–4

5:4a

5:4b

5:4c