Hosea 4:3
American Standard Version
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
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Hosea 4:3 in other translations
Therefore the land will mourn,
and everyone who dwells in it will waste away,
with all living things in her,
even the animals of the field and the birds of the sky,
yes, the fish of the sea also die.
Hosea 4:3 in context
- 1Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
- 2There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
- 3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
- 4Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
- 5And thou shalt stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother.