Hosea 4:3

Hosea 4:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3Because of this the land dries up,

and all who live in it waste away;

the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky

and the fish in the sea are swept away.

3Therefore the land mourns,

And everyone who lives in it languishes

Along with the animals of the field and the birds of the sky,

And even the fish of the sea 4:3 Lit are taken awaydisappear.

3Therefore the land mourns,

And everyone who lives in it languishes

Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky,

And also the fish of the sea disappear.

3Therefore the land [continually] mourns,

And everyone who lives in it languishes [in tragic suffering]

Together with the animals of the open country and the birds of the heavens;

Even the fish of the sea disappear.

3Therefore the land mourns,

and all who dwell in it will waste away

with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air;

even the fish of the sea disappear.

3That is why the land is drying up.

All those who live in it

are getting weaker and weaker.

The wild animals and the birds in the sky are dying.

So are the fish in the ocean.