Hosea 2:4

“And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Hosea 2:4

And I will not haue mercy vpon her children, for they be the children of whordomes.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"Also, I will have no compassion on her children, Because they are children of harlotry.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Yea, upon her children will I have no mercy; for they are children of whoredom;
- American Standard Version (1901)

And I will have no mercy on her children, for they are the children of her loose ways.
- Basic English Bible

And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they are the children of whoredoms.
- Darby Bible

And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they are the children of lewdness.
- Webster's Bible

Indeed, on her children I will have no mercy; for they are children of unfaithfulness;
- World English Bible

And her sons I do not pity, For sons of whoredoms [are] they,
- Youngs Literal Bible

(2:6) And I will not have compassion upon her children; for they are children of harlotry.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible Commentary for Hosea 2:4

Wesley's Notes for Hosea 2:4


2:2 Your mother - The whole body of the people Israel, which were typified in Gomer. Plead - Ye that are sons and daughters of God amidst this idolatrous nation. Not my wife - For by her adulteries she hath dissolved the marriage - covenant.

2:3 Strip her - As was usually done by incensed husbands, divorcing impudent adulteresses. As a wilderness - Barren and desolate.

2:5 That give me - Whereas every mercy she enjoyed was God's gift, a fruit of his covenant, love and faithfulness towards her; yet she denies all his kindness, and ascribes to her idols, the bread she ate, the water she drank, and the clothes she wore.

2:6 Hedge up - I will compass thee in with wars, and calamities, that tho' thou love thy sinful courses, thou shalt have little pleasure in them. Make a wall - Yea, I will make the calamities of this people as a strong wall, which they cannot break. Her paths - Wherein thou didst go when thou wentest to Egypt, or Syria for help; but by my judgments, and thine enemies power, thou shalt be so guarded, thou shalt not find how to send to them for relief.


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