Hosea 4:6
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”
כֹּהֵן
Priest. Kohen. One who stands between God and the people. Jesus is our great High Priest. And in Him every believer is part of a royal priesthood with full access to God.
דַּעַת
Knowledge
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דַּעַת
Knowledge, intimacy. Da'ath. Deep personal knowing, not just information. God wants to know you and be known by you. Not a transaction but a living relationship.
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תּוֹרָה
the law of
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תּוֹרָה
Law, teaching, instruction. Torah. Not just rules but God's loving instruction for life. The law of the LORD is perfect restoring the soul.
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בֵּן
children/ your
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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עַם
people/ my
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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שָׁכַח
I will forget
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שָׁכַח
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
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דָּמָה
Destroyed
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דָּמָה
to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy
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מָאַס
you have rejected
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מָאַס
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
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