Hosea 10:4

Hosea 10:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4They make many promises,

take false oaths

and make agreements;

therefore lawsuits spring up

like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.

4They speak mere words,

10:4 Or Swearing falsely in making a covenantWith worthless oaths they make covenants;

And judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

4They speak mere words,

With worthless oaths they make covenants;

And judgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

4They have spoken empty (disingenuous) words,

Swearing falsely to make covenants [they intend to break];

Therefore, judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

4They speak mere words;

with false oaths they make covenants.

So judgment springs up

like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

4They make a lot of promises.

They make agreements among themselves.

They make promises they don’t mean to keep.

So court cases spring up

like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.