Hosea 4:10
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.”
זָנָה
they will prostitute themselves
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
עָזַב
they have forsaken
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עָזַב
To leave, to forsake, to abandon. Azab. I have not forsaken you. God will never abandon those who belong to Him. His commitment is unconditional.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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פָּרַץ
they will increase
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פָּרַץ
to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
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שָׂבַע
they will be satisfied
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שָׂבַע
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
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