Verse
Hosea 4:6 — My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast…
“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.”
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The verses around Hosea 4:6.
4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
5Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
6My 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.
7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
8They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
Verse explanation
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" refers to knowledge of God and the law, not general education — and the priests, who should have taught this, are the main culprits named right after.
From the Hosea 4 study in Bible in Stories.
Hosea 4:6 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O meu povo foi destruido, porque lhe faltou o conhecimento: porque tu rejeitaste o conhecimento, tambem eu te rejeitarei, para que não sejas sacerdote diante de mim; e, visto que te esqueceste da lei do teu Deus, tambem eu me esquecerei de teus filhos.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Meu povo é destruído por falta de conhecimento. Porque tu rejeitaste o conhecimento, eu também te rejeitei do meu sacerdócio; e visto que te esqueceste a lei de teu Deus, também eu me esquecerei de teus filhos.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Mi pueblo está muriendo porque no me conoce. Y como se niegan a conocerme, yo los aborrezco a ustedes como mis sacerdotes. Así como han olvidado mis enseñanzas, yo me olvidaré de sus hijos.
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In other languages: Português (Oséias 4:6) · Español (Oseas 4:6)
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