Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “ There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! Young's Literal Translation ‘Hear a word of Jehovah, sons of Israel, For a strife [is] to Jehovah with inhabitants of the land, For there is no truth, nor kindness, Nor knowledge of God, in the land, King James Bible Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because [there is] no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. Hebrew Hearשִׁמְע֥וּ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the word דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel O children בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the LORD לַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has a case רִ֤יב (rîḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute against עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with the inhabitants יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י (yō·wō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of the land: הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land There is no אֵין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle truth, אֱמֶ֧ת (’ĕ·meṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness no וְֽאֵין־ (wə·’ên-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle loving devotion, חֶ֛סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty and no וְאֵֽין־ (wə·’ên-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle knowledge דַּ֥עַת (da·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1847: Knowledge of God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative in the land! בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land |