Hosea 4:8
“They eate vp the sinne of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquitie.”
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Hosea 4:8 Context
6¶ My people are destroyed for lacke of knowledge: because thou hast reiected knowledge, I will also reiect thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the lawe of thy God, I wil also forget thy children. 7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therfore wil I change their glory into shame. 8They eate vp the sinne of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquitie. 9And there shall be like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their wayes, and reward them their doings. 10For they shall eate, and not haue enough: they shall commit whordome, and shall not increase, because they haue left off to take heed to the Lord.
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Other Translations for Hosea 4:8
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
- King James Version
They feed on the sin of My people And direct their desire toward their iniquity.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.
- Basic English Bible
They eat the sin of my people, and their soul longeth for their iniquity.
- Darby Bible
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
- Webster's Bible
They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
- World English Bible
The sin of My people they do eat, And unto their iniquity lift up their soul.
- Youngs Literal Bible
They feed on the sin of My people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Hosea 4:8
4:8 They - The priests who minister to the idols. The sin - Probably by sin is meant sin - offering, in which the priest had his share. And they - Covetous, luxurious, idolatrous priests.