Hosea 5:4
Judgment on Israel and Judah
3I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled. 4Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD. 5Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.
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Berean Standard Bible
Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.
American Standard Version (1901)
Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
Their works will not let them come back to their God, for a false spirit is in them and they have no knowledge of the Lord.
Free Bible Version
Your actions stop you from coming back to your God for a spirit of prostitution is within you and you do not know the Lord.
King James (Authorized) Version
They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
Translation for Translators
Because they like to do evil things, they will not return to me, their God. Like prostitutes who have abandoned their husbands [MET], they have [IDM] abandoned [MET] me; they do not even know me, Yahweh.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Their deeds will not allow them to turn to God,
for the mind of adultery is in them,
and they do not know Yahweh.
Noah Webster Bible
They will not frame their doings to turn to their God: for the spirit of lewdness is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
World English Bible
Their deeds won’t allow them to turn to their God, for the spirit of prostitution is within them,
and they don’t know Yahweh.
Young's Literal Translation
They give not up their habitual doings, To turn back unto their God, For a spirit of whoredoms [is] in their midst, And Jehovah they have not known.