2There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.


In Context

1 Hear the word of the Lord , you Israelites, because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land.

2 There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

3 Because of this the land mourns, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the fish of the sea are dying.

4 "But let no man bring a charge, let no man accuse another, for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.

Hosea 4:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:2By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:2Cursing, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and blood hath touched blood.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:2There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out; and blood toucheth blood.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:2There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery — have increased, And blood against blood hath touched.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:2By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood touches blood.