Hosea 4:5

“Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.”

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Other Translations for Hosea 4:5

Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
- King James Version

So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And thou shalt stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother.
- American Standard Version (1901)

You will not be able to keep on your feet by day, and by night the prophet will be falling down with you, and I will give your mother to destruction.
- Basic English Bible

And thou shalt stumble by day; and the prophet also shall stumble with thee by night: and I will destroy thy mother.
- Darby Bible

Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
- Webster's Bible

You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will also stumble with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother.
- World English Bible

And thou hast stumbled in the day, And stumbled hath also a prophet with thee in the night, And I have cut off thy mother.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Therefore shalt thou stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Commentary for Hosea 4:5

Wesley's Notes for Hosea 4:5

4:5 Therefore - The prophet turns his speech to the people, thou O Israel; he speaks to them as to one person. Fall - Stumble, and fall, and be broken. This day - Very suddenly; your fall shall be no longer delayed. The prophet - Prophesied lies. In the night - In the darkest calamities. Thy mother - Both the state, or kingdom; and the synagogues, or churches: the publick is as a mother to private persons, so all shall be destroyed.


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