Hosea 4 · Verse 10

Hosea 4:10

For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.
Hosea 4:10, King James Version

Hosea 4:10 in other translations

BSBThey will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.
WEBThey will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; because they have abandoned listening to the LORD.
ASVAnd they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
YLTAnd they have eaten, and are not satisfied, They have gone a-whoring, and increase not, For they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
DARBYand they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: for they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
BBEThey will have food, but they will not be full; they will be false to me, but they will not be increased, because they no longer give thought to the Lord.
WebsterFor they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall be guilty of lewdness, and shall not increase: because they have ceased to take heed to the LORD.

What does Hosea 4:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. eat, and not have enough--just retribution on those who "eat up (greedily) the sin of My people" (Ho 4:8; Mi 6:14; Hag 1:6). whoredom, and ... not increase--literally, "break forth"; used of giving birth to children (Ge 28:14, Margin; compare Ge 38:29). Not only their wives, but their concubines, shall be barren. To be childless was considered a great calamity among the Jews.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 They shall eat, and not have enough - Whatever means they may use to satisfy or gratify themselves shall be ineffectual.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 4:6-11

Both priests and people rejected knowledge; God will justly reject them. They forgot the law of God, neither desired nor endeavoured to retain it in mind, and to transmit the remembrance to their posterity; therefore God will justly forget them and their children. If we dishonour God with that which is our honour, it will, sooner or later, be turned into shame to us. Instead of warning the people against sin, from…

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Hosea 4:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.Luand they will eatH398
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּyis.Ba.'uthey will be satisfiedH7646
הִזְנ֖וּhiz.Nuthey will prostitute themselvesH2181
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִפְרֹ֑צוּyif.Ro.tzuthey will increaseH6555
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.Vuthey have forsakenH5800
לִשְׁמֹֽר\׃lish.Morto keepH8104

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hosea 4:10

  • Micah 6:14

    Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.

  • Leviticus 26:26

    And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

  • Haggai 1:6

    Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

  • Psalms 36:3

    The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

  • Zephaniah 1:6

    And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.

  • Proverbs 13:25

    The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

  • Psalms 125:5

    As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.

  • Ezekiel 18:24

    But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

  • Hosea 4:14

    I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.

  • Isaiah 65:13-16

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name: That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

  • Malachi 2:1-3

    And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:17

    Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they shall eat.
Le 26:26; Pr 13:25; Isa 65:13-16; Mic 6:14; Hag 1:6; Mal 2:1-3
they shall commit.
14; 9:11-17
left.
2Ch 24:17; Ps 36:3; 125:5; Jer 34:15; Eze 18:24; Zep 1:6
2Pe 2:20-22

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Context

  • Hosea 4:9

    And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

  • Hosea 4:10

    For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.

  • Hosea 4:11

    Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

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Hosea 4:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y comerán, mas no se hartarán; fornicarán, mas no se aumentarán: porque dejaron de atender á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et ils mangeront et ne seront pas rassasiés; ils se prostitueront, mais ne s’étendront pas, car ils ont cessé de prendre garde à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und sie werden essen und nicht satt werden. Sie treiben Hurerei, aber sie werden sich nicht ausbreiten; denn sie haben es aufgegeben, auf Jehova zu achten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et comedent, et non saturabuntur; fornicati sunt, et non cessaverunt: quoniam Dominum dereliquerunt in non custodiendo.