Hosea 5:4
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.In other versions
Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.
ASV
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.
BBE
Their doings do not allow them to return unto their God; for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they know not Jehovah.
DBY
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.
WEB
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.
YLT
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.
ENG
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.
WBT
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.
BSB
In context
2And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
4They 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.
5And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.
6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
