SCRIPTURE
Hosea 4:1-10
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- 4:1
Hear 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!
- 4:2
Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
- 4:3
Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
- 4:4
But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
- 4:5
You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother—
- 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
- 4:7
The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.
- 4:8
They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
- 4:9
And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
- 4:10
They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.