Hosea 10:4

They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Hosea 10:4

BSB
They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
AKJV
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
CPDV
You speak words about a useless vision, and you will strike a deal. And judgment will spring up like bitterness in the furrows of the field.
ERV
They speak vain words, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
NHEB
They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
SMT
They spake words swearing falsehood, cutting out a covenant: and judgment broke forth as the head upon the furrows of the field.

Commentary for Hosea 10:4

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Overview of Hosea 10:4
Summary
Broken covenants produce judgment like toxic plants
Place
Field
Event
Judgment springs from false oaths
Estimated Time Period
c. 750 BC
Category
Judgment