4They speak mere words, swearing falsely in making a covenant; therefore shall judgment spring up as hemlock in the furrows of the fields.


In Context

1 Israel is an unpruned vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly statues.

2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will break down their altars, he will destroy their statues.

3 For now they will say, We have no king, for we feared not Jehovah; and a king, what can he do for us?

4 They speak mere words, swearing falsely in making a covenant; therefore shall judgment spring up as hemlock in the furrows of the fields.

5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calf of Beth-aven; for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the idolatrous priests thereof shall tremble for it, for its glory, because it is departed from it.

6 Yea, it shall be carried unto Assyria as a present for king Jareb: Ephraim shall be seized with shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

Hosea 10:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:4They make many promises, take false oaths and make agreements; therefore lawsuits spring up like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:4You speak words of an unprofitable vision, and you shall make a covenant: and judgment shall spring up as bitterness in the furrows of the field.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:4They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:4They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:4They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:4They have spoken words, To swear falsehood in making a covenant, And flourished as a poisonous herb hath judgment, on the furrows of a field.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.