# unfaithful, unfaithfulness #

## Definition: ##

The term "unfaithful" describes people who do not do what God has commanded them to do. The condition or practice of being unfaithful is "unfaithfulness."

 * The people of Israel were called "unfaithful" when they began to worship idols and when they disobeyed God in other ways.
 * In marriage, someone who commits adultery is "unfaithful" to his or her spouse.
 * God used the term "unfaithfulness" to describe Israel's disobedient behavior. They were not obeying God or honoring him.

## Translation Suggestions: ##

 * Depending on the context, "unfaithful" could be translated as "not faithful" or "unbelieving" or "not obedient" or "not loyal."
 * The phrase "the unfaithful" could be translated as "people who are not faithful (to God)" or "unfaithful people" or "those who disobey God" or "people who rebel against God."
 * The term "unfaithfulness" could be translated as "disobedience" or "disloyalty" or "not believing or obeying."
 * In some languages, the term "unfaithful" is related to the word for "unbelief."

(See also: [adultery](../kt/adultery.md), [disobey](../other/disobey.md), [faithful](../kt/faithful.md), [unbeliever](../kt/unbeliever.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Hosea 05:5-7](rc://en/tn/help/hos/05/05)
* [Jeremiah 09:7-9](rc://en/tn/help/jer/09/07)
* [Judges 02:16-17](rc://en/tn/help/jdg/02/16)
* [Leviticus 26:40-42](rc://en/tn/help/lev/26/40)
* [Luke 12:45-46](rc://en/tn/help/luk/12/45)

## Word Data:##

* Strong's: H898

