Hosea 4:2
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
In other versions
There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
ASV
There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.
BBE
Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, -- they break out; and blood toucheth blood.
DBY
There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; They break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.
WEB
Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery -- have increased, And blood against blood hath touched.
YLT
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood touches blood.
ENG
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
WBT
Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
BSB
In context
1Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2By swearing, and lying, 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 with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
