Hosea Chapter 2 verse 4 Holy Bible
Yea, upon her children will I have no mercy; for they are children of whoredom;
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And I will have no mercy on her children, for they are the children of her loose ways.
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And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they are the children of whoredoms.
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And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
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Indeed, on her children I will have no mercy; For they are children of unfaithfulness;
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And her sons I do not pity, For sons of whoredoms `are' they,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms. The connection of this verse is carried on from the preceding, viz. and lest I will not have mercy upon her children. An exceedingly apt illustration of this verse is given by Jerome. It is to this effect: When the children of Israel were brought out of Egypt, the parents perished in the wilderness; but the children of those who had thus perished, and whose caresses had thus fallen in the wilderness, were spared and permitted to enter the land of promise. Now, however, the case is different, and the punishment aggravated. The adulterous parent perishes, and the children of that parent perish also. Further, the reason is assigned in the concluding clause. The children proved themselves no better than the mother that bore them; they were the worthless progeny of a worthless parent.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Her children.--The children are like their mother: not only are they born of doubtful parentage, but are personally defiled. Not only is idolatry enshrined in the national sanctuary and the royal palace, but the people love to have it so. They endorse the degradation of their mother.
