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Hosea 4:5
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KJ21
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother.
ASV
And thou shalt stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother.
AMP
So you will stumble in the daytime, And the [false] prophet will also stumble with you in the night; And I will destroy your mother (Israel).
AMPC
And you shall stumble in the daytime, and the [false] prophet also shall stumble with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother [the priestly nation].
BRG
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
CSB
You will stumble by day; the prophet will also stumble with you by night. And I will destroy your mother.
CSBA
You will stumble by day; the prophet will also stumble with you by night. And I will destroy your mother.
CEB
You will stumble by day; and at nighttime so will your prophet, and I will destroy your mother.
CJB
Therefore you will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you at night. “I will destroy your mother.
CEV
You and the prophets will stumble day and night; I'll silence your mothers.
DARBY
And thou shalt stumble by day; and the prophet also shall stumble with thee by night: and I will destroy thy mother.
DRA
And thou shalt fall to day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee: in the night I have made thy mother to be silent.
ERV
You priests will fall in the daytime. And at night the prophet will also fall with you. I will also destroy your mother.
EASY
You are always falling over. In the day and in the night, you trip and you fall. The false prophets are the same as you. So I will destroy Israel, your mother.
EHV
You will stumble by day, and the prophet will also stumble with you by night. I will also destroy your mother.
ESV
You shall stumble by day; the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother.
ESVUK
You shall stumble by day; the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother.
EXB
You will ·be ruined [stumble] in the day, and your prophets will ·be ruined [stumble] with you in the night. I will also destroy your mother [C Israel].
GNV
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the Prophet shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
GW
During the day you stumble, and during the night the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother, ⌞the nation of Israel⌟.
GNT
Night and day you blunder on, and the prophets do no better than you. I am going to destroy Israel, your mother.
HCSB
You will stumble by day; the prophet will also stumble with you by night. And I will destroy your mother.
ICB
You will be ruined one of these days. And your prophets will be ruined with you one of these nights. I will also destroy your mother, the nation of Israel.
ISV
So you will stumble during the day, the prophet also will stumble with you at night, and I will destroy your mother.
JUB
Therefore thou shalt fall in the day, and the prophet shall also fall with thee by night, and I will cut off thy mother.
KJV
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
AKJV
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
LSB
So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother.
LEB
You will stumble by day, and the priest also will stumble with you at night. And I will destroy your mother;
TLB
As a sentence for your crimes, you priests will stumble in broad daylight as well as in the night, and so will your false ‘prophets’ too; and I will destroy your mother, Israel.
MSG
“But don’t look for someone to blame. No finger pointing! You, priest, are the one in the dock. You stumble around in broad daylight, And then the prophets take over and stumble all night. Your mother is as bad as you. My people are ruined because they don’t know what’s right or true. Because you’ve turned your back on knowledge, I’ve turned my back on you priests. Because you refuse to recognize the revelation of God, I’m no longer recognizing your children. The more priests, the more sin. They traded in their glory for shame. They pig out on my people’s sins. They can’t wait for the latest in evil. The result: You can’t tell the people from the priests, the priests from the people. I’m on my way to make them both pay and take the consequences of the bad lives they’ve lived. They’ll eat and be as hungry as ever, have sex and get no satisfaction. They walked out on me, their God, for a life of rutting with whores.
MEV
You will stumble in the day, and the prophet also will stumble with you in the night, and I will destroy your mother.
NOG
During the day you stumble, and during the night the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother, the nation of Israel.
NABRE
You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will stumble with you at night; I will make an end of your mother.
NASB
So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother.
NASB1995
So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother.
NCB
You shall stumble in the daylight, while the prophets will stumble with you at night, and I will destroy your mother.
NCV
You will be ruined in the day, and your prophets will be ruined with you in the night. I will also destroy your mother.
NET
You stumble day and night, and the false prophets stumble with you; you have destroyed your own people.
NIRV
You trip and fall day and night. And the prophets fall down along with you. So I will destroy your nation. She is the one who gave birth to you.
NIV
You stumble day and night, and the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother—
NIVUK
You stumble day and night, and the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother –
NKJV
Therefore you shall stumble in the day; The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night; And I will destroy your mother.
NLV
You will fall during the day, and the religious leaders will fall with you during the night. And I will destroy your mother.
NLT
So you will stumble in broad daylight, and your false prophets will fall with you in the night. And I will destroy Israel, your mother.
NRSVA
You shall stumble by day; the prophet also shall stumble with you by night, and I will destroy your mother.
NRSVACE
You shall stumble by day; the prophet also shall stumble with you by night, and I will destroy your mother.
NRSVCE
You shall stumble by day; the prophet also shall stumble with you by night, and I will destroy your mother.
NRSVUE
You shall stumble by day; the prophet also shall stumble with you by night, and I will destroy your mother.
OJB
Therefore shalt thou stumble and fall in the yom, and the navi also shall stumble and fall with thee in the lailah, and I will destroy thy em.
RGT
“Therefore, you shall fall in the day. And the Prophet shall fall with you in the night. And I will destroy your mother.
RSV
You shall stumble by day, the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother.
RSVCE
You shall stumble by day, the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother.
TLV
So you will stumble by day. Also a prophet will stumble with you by night, when I destroy your mother.
VOICE
You stumble around during the day, and the prophets stumble with you at night. And so I will destroy your mother, the land where you live.
WEB
You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will also stumble with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother.
WYC
And thou shalt fall today, and the prophet also shall fall with thee; in the night I made thy mother to be still (and in the night I shall make thy mother Israel to die).
YLT
And thou hast stumbled in the day, And stumbled hath also a prophet with thee in the night, And I have cut off thy mother.
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