NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon They have spokendabar (daw-bar') perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue words dabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause swearing 'alah (aw-law') to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecate -- adjure, curse, swear. false.ly shav' (shawv) evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain) -- false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity. in making karath (kaw-rath') to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant a covenant briyth (ber-eeth') a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league. thus judgment mishpat (mish-pawt') a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective springeth up parach (paw-rakh') to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish as hemlock ro'sh (roshe) a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents) -- gall, hemlock, poison, venom. in the furrows telem (teh'-lem) a bank or terrace -- furrow, ridge. of the field sadeh (saw-deh') from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible They speak mere words, With worthless oaths they make covenants; And judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field. King James Bible They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. Holman Christian Standard Bible They speak mere words, taking false oaths while making covenants. So lawsuits break out like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. International Standard Version Their word is falsely given as they make their agreements; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. NET Bible They utter empty words, taking false oaths and making empty agreements. Therefore legal disputes sprout up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a plowed field. GOD'S WORD® Translation They say many things. They lie when they take oaths, and they make promises they don't intend to keep. That's why lawsuits spring up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. King James 2000 Bible They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springs up like hemlock in the furrows of the field. Links Hosea 10:4Hosea 10:4 NIV Hosea 10:4 NLT Hosea 10:4 ESV Hosea 10:4 NASB Hosea 10:4 KJV |
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