King James Version

Hosea 2:4

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Hosea 2:6.

וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בָּנֶ֖יהָbaneyhasonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֲרַחֵ֑םarachemloveרָחַםverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “love”, an unfinished actionH7355to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionatehave compassion (on, upon), love, (find, have, obtain, shew) mercy(-iful, on, upon), (have) pity, Ruhamah, [idiom] surely.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…בְנֵ֥יvenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […זְנוּנִ֖יםzenunimwhoredomזָנוּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “whoredom”, the ordinary formH2183adultery; figuratively, idolatrywhoredom.הֵֽמָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-6) And I will not have compassion upon her children; for they are children of harlotry.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And her sons I do not pity, For sons of whoredoms [are] they,

World English Bible

Indeed, on her children I will have no mercy, for they are children of unfaithfulness.

Darby Translation

And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they are the children of whoredoms.

Douay-Rheims

And I will not have mercy on her children: for they are the children of fornications.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-6) And I will not have compassion upon her children; for they are children of harlotry.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς οὐ μὴ ἐλεήσω, ὅτι τέκνα πορνείας ἐστίν.