Hosea 4:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They feedיֹאכֵ֑לוּ
(yo·che·lu;)
398: to eata prim. root
on the sinחַטַּ֥את
(chat·tat)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata
of My peopleעַמִּ֖י
(am·mi)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
And directיִשְׂא֥וּ
(yis·'u)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
their desireנַפְשֹֽׁו׃
(naf·shov.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
towardוְאֶל־
(ve·'el-)
413: to, into, towardsa prim. particle
their iniquity.עֲוֹנָ֖ם
(a·vo·nam)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
They eat up
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
the sin
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
of my people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
and they set
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
their heart
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
on their iniquity
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They feed on the sin of My people And direct their desire toward their iniquity.

King James Bible
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They feed on the sin of My people; they have an appetite for their transgressions.

International Standard Version
They feed on the sin of my people; they purpose in their heart to transgress.

NET Bible
They feed on the sin offerings of my people; their appetites long for their iniquity!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They feed on the sins of my people, and they want them to do wicked things.

King James 2000 Bible
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
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