American King James Version
"As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. "
— Hosea 4:7, American King James Version
“As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.”
“As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. ”
“As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.”
“The more the priests increased in numbers, the more they rebelled against me. They have turned their glorious calling into a shameful disgrace!”
“According to the multitude of them, so have they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame.”
“Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.”
“As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.”
Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for your people are as they that strive with the priest.
Therefore shall you fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with you in the night, and I will destroy your mother. ¶
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you shall be no priest to me: seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit prostitution, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.