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Hosea 4:1
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Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel;
for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there
is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. |
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Hosea 4:2
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There is nought but swearing and breaking faith,
and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood
toucheth blood. |
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Hosea 4:3
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Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one
that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds
of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. |
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Hosea 4:4
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let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that
strive with the priest. |
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Hosea 4:5
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And thou shalt stumble in the day, and the prophet
also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother. |
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Hosea 4:6
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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:
because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt
be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will
forget thy children. |
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Hosea 4:7
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As they were multiplied, so they sinned against
me: I will change their glory into shame. |
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Hosea 4:8
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They feed on the sin of my people, and set their
heart on their iniquity. |
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Hosea 4:9
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And it shall be, like people, like priest; and
I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings. |
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Hosea 4:10
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And they shall eat, and not have enough; they
shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking
heed to Jehovah. |
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Hosea 4:11
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Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the
understanding. |
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Hosea 4:12
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My people ask counsel at their stock, and their
staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err,
and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God. |
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Hosea 4:13
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They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains,
and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because
the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your
brides commit adultery. |
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Hosea 4:14
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I will not punish your daughters when they play
the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves
go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes; and the people
that doth not understand shall be overthrown. |
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Hosea 4:15
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Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let
not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven,
nor swear, As Jehovah liveth. |
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Hosea 4:16
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For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly,
like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.
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Hosea 4:17
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Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone. |
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Hosea 4:18
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Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot
continually; her rulers dearly love shame. |
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Hosea 4:19
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The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and
they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices. |
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