Hosea 4:3 “Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away wit…”

Hosea 4:3

Therefore 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

World English Bible

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore shall the land mourne, and euery one that dwelleth therein, shall be cut off, with the beasts of the fielde, and with the foules of the heauen, and also the fishes of the sea shall be taken away.

Darby Translation

For this shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore mourn doth the land, And weak is every dweller in it, With the beast of the field, And with the fowl of the heavens, And the fishes of the sea — they are removed.

Bible in Basic English

Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away.

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Cross references

“the land”

Isaiah 24:4–12 Nahum 1:4 Amos 5:16 Amos 8:8 Joel 1:10–13 Amos 1:2

Isaiah 24:4–12 · BSB

The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.

Nahum 1:4 · BSB

He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.

Amos 5:16 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to…

Amos 8:8 · BSB

Will not the land quake for this, and all its dwellers mourn? All of it will swell like the Nile; it will surge and then subside like the Nile in Egypt.

Joel 1:10–13 · BSB

The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.

Amos 1:2 · BSB

He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”

“with the beasts”

Zephaniah 1:3 Jeremiah 12:4 Ezekiel 38:20 Jeremiah 4:25

Zephaniah 1:3 · BSB

“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 12:4 · BSB

How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.”

Ezekiel 38:20 · BSB

The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the…

Jeremiah 4:25 · BSB

I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled.

Also

Isaiah 33:9

Isaiah 33:9 · BSB

The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

4But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.

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