and what should a king do for us, speaking false professions [as his] words? he will make a covenant: judgment shall spring up as a weed on the soil of the field.
WEB
Hosea 10:4
They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
Parallel Translations
and what should a king do for us, speaking false professions [as his] words? he will make a covenant: judgment shall spring up as a weed on the soil of the field.
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
Cross References
Amos 6:12Hosea 4:2Amos 5:72 Kings 17:3–4Deuteronomy 29:18Ezekiel 17:13–19Hosea 6:7Isaiah 59:13–15Acts 8:23Romans 1:31Isaiah 5:72 Timothy 3:3Revelation 8:10–11Hebrews 12:15
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