2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 4:2:1 ⧉אָלֹ֣הaloswearing or oath-taking Hosea 4:2:2 ⧉וְכַחֵ֔שׁvekhakheshand lying or deception Hosea 4:2:3 ⧉וְרָצֹ֥חַveratsoakhand murder Hosea 4:2:4 ⧉וְגָנֹ֖בveganovand stealing Hosea 4:2:5 ⧉וְנָאֹ֑ףvenaofand committing adultery Hosea 4:2:6 ⧉פָּרָ֕צוּparatsuthey break out or burst forth Hosea 4:2:7 ⧉וְדָמִ֥יםvedamimand bloodshed Hosea 4:2:8 ⧉בְּדָמִ֖יםbedamimin bloodshed Hosea 4:2:9 ⧉נָגָֽעוּ׃nagauthey touch or reach |
2. Formal Translation Swearing and lying, and murder, and theft, and adultery—they break loose, and bloodshed runs into bloodshed. |
2. Dynamic Translation People swear falsely, lie, kill, steal, and commit adultery. They burst beyond all restraint, and bloodshed piles on bloodshed. |