Hosea 10:4
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They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
In other translations
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
Hebrew words
דִּבְּרוּdiberuthey have spokenH1696דְבָרִיםdevarimwordsH1697אָלוֹת'alotthey have sworn an oathH422שָׁוְאshav'falsehoodH7723כָּרֹתkarotthey have madeH3772בְּרִיתberita covenantH1285וּפָרַחufarachand it sprouts upH6524כָּרֹאשׁkaroshlike <the> poisonous plantH7219מִשְׁפָּטmishpatjusticeH4941עַל'alonH5921תַּלְמֵיtalmei[the] furrows ofH8525שָׂדָי׃sadaia fieldH7704
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- Deuteronomy 29:18Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,
- Hosea 6:7But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.
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- Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
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