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# faithless, unfaithful, unfaithfulness
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## Definition:
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The term “faithless” means to not have faith or to not believe.
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* This word is used to describe people who do not believe in God. Their lack of belief is seen by the immoral way they act.
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* The prophet Jeremiah accused Israel of being faithless and disobedient to God.
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* They worshiped idols and followed other ungodly customs of people groups who did not worship or obey God.
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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.”
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* The people of Israel were called “unfaithful” when they began to worship idols and when they disobeyed God in other ways.
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* In marriage, someone who commits adultery is “unfaithful” to his or her spouse.
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* God used the term “unfaithfulness” to describe Israel’s disobedient behavior. They were not obeying God or honoring him.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Depending on the context, the term “faithless” could be translated as “unfaithful” or “unbelieving” or “disobedient to God” or “not believing.”
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* The term “faithlessness” could be translated as “unbelief” or “unfaithfulness” or “rebellion against God.”
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* 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.”
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* In some languages, the term “unfaithful” is related to the word for “unbelief.”
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(See also: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [believe](../kt/believe.md), [faithful](../kt/faithful.md), [disobey](../other/disobey.md), [adultery](../kt/adultery.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Ezekiel 43:6-8](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/43/06)
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* [Ezra 9:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/ezr/09/01)
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* [Jeremiah 2:19](rc://en/tn/help/jer/02/19)
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* [Proverbs 2:22](rc://en/tn/help/pro/02/22)
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* [Revelation 21:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/rev/21/07)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: G05710
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