Hosea 2:4
New International Version
I will not show my love to her children, because they are the children of adultery.

New Living Translation
And I will not love her children, for they were conceived in prostitution.

English Standard Version
Upon her children also I will have no mercy, because they are children of whoredom.

Berean Standard Bible
I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery.

King James Bible
And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.

New King James Version
“I will not have mercy on her children, For they are the children of harlotry.

New American Standard Bible
“Also, I will take no pity on her children, Because they are children of infidelity.

NASB 1995
“Also, I will have no compassion on her children, Because they are children of harlotry.

NASB 1977
“Also, I will have no compassion on her children, Because they are children of harlotry.

Legacy Standard Bible
Also, I will have no compassion on her children Because they are children of harlotry.

Amplified Bible
“Also, I will have no mercy on her children, Because they are the children of prostitution.

Christian Standard Bible
I will have no compassion on her children because they are the children of promiscuity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will have no compassion on her children because they are the children of promiscuity.

American Standard Version
Yea, upon her children will I have no mercy; for they are children of whoredom;

Contemporary English Version
You children are the result of her unfaithfulness, and I'll show you no pity.

English Revised Version
Yea, upon her children will I have no mercy; for they be children of whoredom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I won't love her children, because they are children of a prostitute.

International Standard Version
Furthermore, I'll not show pity on her children, since they are children of prostitution.

Majority Standard Bible
I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery.

NET Bible
I will have no pity on her children, because they are children conceived in adultery.

New Heart English Bible
Indeed, on her children I will have no mercy; for they are children of unfaithfulness;

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they are the children of lewdness.

World English Bible
Indeed, on her children I will have no mercy, for they are children of unfaithfulness.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And her sons I do not pity, "" For they [are] sons of whoredoms,

Young's Literal Translation
And her sons I do not pity, For sons of whoredoms are they,

Smith's Literal Translation
And her sons I will not compassionate, for they are the sons of fornications.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will not have mercy on her children: for they are the children of fornications.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will not have mercy on her sons, for they are the sons of fornications.

New American Bible
I will have no pity on her children, for they are children of prostitution.

New Revised Standard Version
Upon her children also I will have no pity, because they are children of whoredom.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they are the children of whoredoms.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And upon her children I shall not show compassion because they are children of a whore
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And I will not have compassion upon her children; For they are children of harlotry.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they are children of fornication.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Israel's Adultery Rebuked
3Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst. 4 I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery. 5For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’…

Cross References
Ezekiel 16:20-21
You even took the sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them as food to idols. Was your prostitution not enough? / You slaughtered My children and delivered them up through the fire to idols.

Jeremiah 3:8-9
She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well. / Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.

Isaiah 50:1
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

Ezekiel 23:37
For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols.

Deuteronomy 32:19-20
When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters. / He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness.

Isaiah 1:4
Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.

Jeremiah 2:30
“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”

Lamentations 4:3-4
Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like an ostrich in the wilderness. / The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.

Isaiah 57:3-5
“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! / Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit, / who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?

Ezekiel 16:36
This is what the Lord GOD says: Because you poured out your wealth and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers and with all your detestable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them,

Matthew 12:39
Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

James 4:4
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

Revelation 17:1-2
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”

1 Corinthians 6:15-16
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! / Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”

Galatians 4:27
For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”


Treasury of Scripture

And I will not have mercy on her children; for they be the children of prostitutions.

I will not.

Hosea 1:6
And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

Isaiah 27:11
When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

Jeremiah 13:14
And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

they be.

children of.

Hosea 1:2
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.

2 Kings 9:22
And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?

Isaiah 57:3
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

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Hosea 2
1. The idolatry of the people.
6. God's judgments against them.
14. His promises of reconciliation with them.














I will have no compassion
The phrase "I will have no compassion" is a direct expression of divine judgment. In Hebrew, the word for compassion is "racham," which conveys a deep, tender love and mercy. Here, God is declaring a withdrawal of this mercy due to Israel's persistent unfaithfulness. This is a significant statement, as it reflects the seriousness of Israel's spiritual adultery. In the broader biblical narrative, God's compassion is often extended to His people, but here, it is withheld as a consequence of their actions, emphasizing the gravity of their sin and the holiness of God.

on her children
The "children" in this context symbolize the people of Israel, who have been led astray by their leaders and have participated in the nation's idolatry. In the prophetic literature, children often represent the future generation, and their mention here underscores the widespread impact of Israel's unfaithfulness. The use of "her children" also highlights the familial imagery that runs throughout Hosea, where Israel is depicted as an unfaithful wife and God as the faithful husband.

because they are the children of adultery
This phrase points to the spiritual adultery of Israel, which is a recurring theme in Hosea. The Hebrew word for adultery, "zenunim," implies not just physical infidelity but also spiritual unfaithfulness, as Israel has turned to other gods. The children being described as "children of adultery" indicates that they have been born into a context of unfaithfulness and idolatry. This reflects the pervasive nature of sin within the community and the resulting alienation from God. Historically, Israel's alliances with pagan nations and their adoption of foreign gods are seen as acts of adultery against Yahweh, who had established a covenant relationship with them.

(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.

Verse 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.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I will have no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

compassion
אֲרַחֵ֑ם (’ă·ra·ḥêm)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7355: To fondle, to love, to compassionate

on her children
בָּנֶ֖יהָ (bā·ne·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they
הֵֽמָּה׃ (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

are the children
בְנֵ֥י (ḇə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of adultery.
זְנוּנִ֖ים (zə·nū·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2183: Adultery, idolatry


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