Hosea 6:4 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
American Standard Version (ASV)
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.
World English Bible (WEB)
"Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, And like the dew that disappears early.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness `is' as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early -- going.
| O Ephraim, | מָ֤ה | mâ | ma |
| what | אֶֽעֱשֶׂה | ʾeʿĕśe | EH-ay-seh |
| shall I do | לְּךָ֙ | lĕkā | leh-HA |
| Judah, O thee? unto | אֶפְרַ֔יִם | ʾeprayim | ef-RA-yeem |
| what | מָ֥ה | mâ | ma |
| shall I do | אֶעֱשֶׂה | ʾeʿĕśe | eh-ay-SEH |
| goodness your for thee? unto | לְּךָ֖ | lĕkā | leh-HA |
| is as a morning | יְהוּדָ֑ה | yĕhûdâ | yeh-hoo-DA |
| cloud, | וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ | wĕḥasdĕkem | veh-hahs-deh-HEM |
| early the as and | כַּֽעֲנַן | kaʿănan | KA-uh-nahn |
| dew | בֹּ֔קֶר | bōqer | BOH-ker |
| it goeth away. | וְכַטַּ֖ל | wĕkaṭṭal | veh-ha-TAHL |
| מַשְׁכִּ֥ים | maškîm | mahsh-KEEM | |
| הֹלֵֽךְ׃ | hōlēk | hoh-LAKE |