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Hosea 4
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| 4:1
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. |
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| 4:2
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing
adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. |
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| 4:3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall
languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea,
the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. |
 (4:3) "Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall
languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea,
the fishes of the sea."
Because of the Israelites' disobedience, the land mourns, and all the
animals are dying.
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| 4:4
Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they
that strive with the priest.
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| 4:5
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with
thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother. |
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| 4:6
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 will also forget thy
children. |
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| 4:7
As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change
their glory into shame. |
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| 4:8
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their
iniquity. |
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| 4:9
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for
their ways, and reward them their doings. |
 (4:10-12) Committing whoredom by going a whoring with the spirit of whoredom.
(4:10) "They shall commit whoredom."
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| 4:10
For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and
shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
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| 4:11
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. |
(4:11) "Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart."
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| 4:12
My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto
them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from
under their God. |
(4:12) "The spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring."
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| 4:13
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the
hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good:
therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. |
(4:13)
If you misbehave, God will make your daughters
"commit whoredom" and your wife "commit adultery."
"Therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery."
 (4:14-18) Even more whoredom! "They have committed whoredom continually."
(4:14) "I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are
separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall."
(4:15) "Though thou, Israel, play the harlot"
(4:18) "They have committed whoredom continually."
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| 4:14
I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your
spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores,
and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not
understand shall fall.
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| 4:15
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come
not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD
liveth.
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| 4:16
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed
them as a lamb in a large place.
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| 4:17
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
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| 4:18
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers
with shame do love, Give ye.
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| 4:19
The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because
of their sacrifices.
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