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Hosea 5:4
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Their actions do not allow themto return to their God,for a spirit of promiscuity is among them,and they do not know the Lord.
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.
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 .
Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. For the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not the Lord .
Their deeds will not allow them To return to their God. For a spirit of infidelity is within them, And they do not know the LORD.
"They will not give up their deeds and return to their God. They are determined to be unfaithful to me; they do not know the Lord .
Their [immoral] practices will not permit them To return to their God, For the spirit of prostitution is within them And they do not know the LORD [they do not recognize, appreciate, heed or cherish Him].
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.
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.
Their deeds will not allow themTo return to their God.For a spirit of harlotry is within them,And they do not know Yahweh.
Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.
Their deeds will not allow them to return to their God, for the spirit of whoring is in them, and they don't know Adonai .
Their doings do not allow them to return unto their God; for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they know not Jehovah.
The people of Israel have done many evil things, and these evil things keep them from coming back to their God. They are always thinking of ways to chase after other gods. They don't know the Lord .
Their evil devices will not permit them to turn to their God; for the spirit of whoredom is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
The evil that the people have done keeps them from returning to their God. Idolatry has a powerful hold on them, and they do not acknowledge the Lord .
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.
Their doings will not give them to turn to their God. For the spirit of fornication is in their midst, and they do not know Jehovah.
Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 deeds won't allow them to turn to their God; For the spirit of prostitution is within them, And they don't know Yahweh.
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.
Their doings will not allow them to turn to their God; for the spirit of prostitution is inside them, and they don't know Yahweh.
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.
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 .
"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.
Your deeds won't let you return to your God. You are a prostitute through and through, and you do not know the Lord .
Their wrong-doing will not allow them to return to their God. For a spirit of a woman who sells the use of her body is within them, and they do not know the Lord.
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 .
Their doings, will not suffer, them to return unto their God, - for, the spirit of unchastity, is within them, and, Yahweh, have they not known.
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.
Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. For the spirit of harlotry is within them, and they know not the LORD.
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.
They are not mynded to turne vnto their God, for they haue an whorish herte, so yt they can not knowe the LORDE.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
They will not frame their doings: Heb. They will not give, Or, their doings will not suffer them. Psalms 36:1-4, Psalms 78:8, John 3:19, John 3:20, 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:12
for: Hosea 4:12, Jeremiah 50:38
and: Hosea 4:1, 1 Samuel 2:12, Psalms 9:10, Jeremiah 9:6, Jeremiah 9:24, Jeremiah 22:15, Jeremiah 22:16, Jeremiah 24:7, John 8:55, John 16:3, 1 John 2:3, 1 John 2:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:9 - a lion's 2 Chronicles 30:1 - Ephraim Jeremiah 4:22 - they have Hosea 9:1 - gone John 7:28 - whom
Cross-References
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.
God created men and women to be like himself. He gave them his blessing and called them human beings. This is a list of the descendants of Adam, the first man:
When Adam was one hundred thirty, he had a son who was just like him, and he named him Seth. Adam had more children
Seth had more children
Enosh had more children
Kenan had more children
Jared had more children
and during the next three hundred years he had more children. Enoch truly loved God,
Methuselah had more children
Lamech had more children
Gill's Notes on the Bible
They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God,.... Either their evil doings; they will not leave, as the Targum and Jarchi g; their evil ways and worship, their adultery and idolatry; which was necessary to repentance and true conversion to God, whom they yet professed to be their God, though they had so sadly departed from him: or their good works; they did not choose to do them, which were leading steps to repentance and conversion, or fruits and evidences of it: they had no mind to repent of their sins, and turn from them to the Lord; they had no thought, care, or concern, about these things, but obstinately persisted in their sins and in their impenitence: their wills were wretchedly depraved and corrupted; their hearts hard, perverse, and obstinate; they had no will to that which is good:
for the spirit of whoredom [is] in the midst of them; an unclean spirit, that prompts them to and pushes them on to commit corporeal and spiritual whoredom; the bias and inclination of their minds were this way which put them upon such evil practices; the spirit of error, which caused them to err, as the Targum and Kimchi; the lying spirit in the false prophets which encouraged them therein; and even himself, the spirit that works in the children of disobedience:
and they have not known the Lord; ignorance of God, his nature and perfections, his will, word, and worship, was the cause of their idolatry, and other sins; see Hosea 4:1; and this was wilful and affected ignorance; they knew not, nor would they understand: they rejected the knowledge of God, and the means of it; so the Targum,
"and they sought not instruction (or doctrine) from the Lord.''
g So R. Sol. Urbin. fol. 68. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
They will not frame their doings ... - They were possessed by an evil spirit, impelling and driving them to sin; “the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them,” i. e., in their very inward self, their center, so to speak; in their souls, where reside the will, the reason, the judgment; and so long as they did not, by the strength of God, dislodge him, they would and could not frame their acts, so as to repent and turn to God. For a mightier impulse mastered them and drove them into sin, as the evil spirit drove the swine into the deep.
The rendering of the margin, although less agreeable to the Hebrew, also gives a striking sense. “Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God.” Not so much that their habits of sin had got an absolute mastery over them, so as to render repentance impossible; but rather, that it was impossible that they should turn inwardly, while they did not turn outwardly. Their evil doings, so long as they persevered in doing them, took away all heart, whereby to turn to God with a solid conversion.
And yet He was “their God;” this made their sin the more grievous. He, whom they would not turn to, still owned them, was still ready to receive them as “their God.” For the prophet continues, “and they have not known the Lord.” Him, “their God,” they knew not. For the spirit which possessed them hindered them from thought, from memory, from conception of spiritual things. They did not turn to God,
(1) because the evil spirit held them, and so long as they allowed his hold, they were filled with carnal thoughts which kept them back from God.
(2) they did not know God; so that, not knowing how good and how great a good He is in Himself, and how good to us, they had not even the desire to turn to Him, for love of Himself, yea even for love of themselves. They saw not, that they lost a loving God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hosea 5:4. They will not frame their doings — They never purpose to turn to God, they have fully imbibed the spirit of idolatry.
