Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
What am I going to do with you, Judah?
Your loyalty is like the morning mist
and like the early dew that vanishes.
New American Standard Bible
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your
And like the dew which goes away early.
King James Version
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
International Standard Version
"What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? Your love is like a morning rain cloud it passes away like the morning dew.
A Conservative Version
O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goes away early.
American Standard Version
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away.
Amplified
O Ephraim, what shall I do with you?
O Judah, what shall I do with you?
For your [wavering] loyalty and kindness are [transient] like the morning cloud
And like the dew that goes away early.
Bible in Basic English
O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.
Darby Translation
What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.
Julia Smith Translation
What shall I do to thee, O Ephraim? What shall I do to thee, O Judah? and your kindness as the cloud of the morning, and as the dew being early went away.
King James 2000
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto you? O Judah, what shall I do unto you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
What will I do with you, Ephraim? What will I do with you, Judah? Your love [is] like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early in the morning.
Modern King James verseion
O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your goodness is like a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, how shall I entreat thee? Seeing your love is like a morning cloud, and like a dew that goeth early away.
NET Bible
What am I going to do with you, O Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, O Judah? For your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist; it disappears as quickly as dawn's dew!
New Heart English Bible
"Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.
The Emphasized Bible
What can I do unto thee, O Ephraim? What can I do unto thee, O Judah? for, your lovingkindness, is like a morning cloud, yea, like the dew, early departing!
Webster
O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? for your goodness is as the morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
World English Bible
"Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.
Youngs Literal Translation
What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness is as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early -- going.
Themes
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Name of, applied to the ten tribes
Instability » Warnings against
Instability » Instances of » Ephraim and judah
Morning » Illustrative » (clouds in,) of the short lived profession of hypocrites
Topics
Interlinear
do, make, wrought, deal, commit, offer, execute, keep, shew, prepare, work, do so, perform, get, dress, maker, maintain,
Usage: 0
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 6:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call To Yahweh
3
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the land.
What am I going to do with you, Judah?
Your loyalty is like the morning mist
and like the early dew that vanishes.
to cut them down;
I have killed them with the words of My mouth.
My judgment strikes like lightning.
Cross References
Hosea 11:8
How can I surrender you, Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
I have had a change of heart;
My compassion is stirred!
Hosea 13:3
like the early dew that vanishes,
like chaff blown from a threshing floor,
or like smoke from a window.
Psalm 78:34-37
the rest began to seek Him;
they repented and searched for God.
Judges 2:18-19
Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for the Israelites, the Lord was with
Psalm 106:12-13
and sang His praise.
Isaiah 5:3-4
and men of Judah,
please judge between Me
and My vineyard.
Jeremiah 3:10
Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to Me with all her heart
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Jeremiah 3:19
and give you a desirable land,
the most beautiful inheritance
I thought: You will call Me, my Father,
and never turn away from Me.
Jeremiah 5:7
Your children have abandoned Me
and sworn by those who are not gods.
I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery;
they gashed themselves
Jeremiah 5:9
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Should I not avenge Myself
on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5:23
They have turned aside and have gone away.
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says:
for what else can I do
because of My dear
Jeremiah 34:15
Today you repented and did what pleased Me, each of you proclaiming freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before Me
Hosea 7:1
the sins of Ephraim
will be exposed.
For they practice fraud;
a thief breaks in;
a raiding party pillages outside.
Matthew 13:21
Luke 13:7-9
Luke 19:41-42
As He approached and saw the city, He wept
2 Peter 2:20-22
For if, having escaped the world’s impurity through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,