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Hosea 4

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  1. 1Hear 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.69 cross-references: Jeremiah 4:22, Micah 6:2, Isaiah 3:13–14, Romans 1:28, Jeremiah 25:31
  2. 2By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.63 cross-references: Hosea 6:9, Hosea 7:1, 1 Thessalonians 2:15, Jeremiah 5:26–27, Jeremiah 7:6–10
  3. 3Therefore 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.30 cross-references: Zephaniah 1:3, Isaiah 24:4–12, Nahum 1:4, Jeremiah 12:4, Ezekiel 38:20
  4. 4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.12 cross-references: Deuteronomy 17:12, Hosea 4:17, Amos 5:13, Matthew 7:3–6, Ezekiel 3:26
  5. 5Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.25 cross-references: Hosea 2:2, Jeremiah 15:8, Galatians 4:26, Ezekiel 14:7–10, Zechariah 13:2
  6. 6My 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.87 cross-references: Isaiah 5:13, Proverbs 19:2, Hosea 6:6, 2 Corinthians 4:3–6, Hosea 4:1
  7. 7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.20 cross-references: Hosea 13:6, Philippians 3:19, 1 Samuel 2:30, Malachi 2:9, Hosea 10:1
  8. 8They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.26 cross-references: Isaiah 56:11, Micah 3:11, Titus 1:11, 1 Samuel 2:29, Leviticus 6:26
  9. 9And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.22 cross-references: Isaiah 24:2, Jeremiah 5:31, Matthew 15:14, Jeremiah 23:11–12, Isaiah 9:14–16
  10. 10For 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.25 cross-references: Micah 6:14, Leviticus 26:26, Haggai 1:6, Psalms 36:3, Malachi 2:1–3
  11. 11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.33 cross-references: Proverbs 20:1, Luke 21:34, Isaiah 28:7, Proverbs 6:32, Hosea 4:12
  12. 12My 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.39 cross-references: Jeremiah 2:27, Hosea 5:4, Habakkuk 2:19, Isaiah 44:18–20, Deuteronomy 31:16
  13. 13They 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.27 cross-references: Isaiah 1:29, Ezekiel 6:13, Jeremiah 3:6, Amos 7:17, 2 Samuel 12:10–12
  14. 14I 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.25 cross-references: Hosea 4:1, John 8:43, 2 Kings 23:7, Romans 3:11, 1 Kings 15:12
  15. 15Though 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, The Lord liveth.46 cross-references: Hosea 9:15, Hosea 12:11, Amos 4:4, Jeremiah 5:2, Hosea 10:5
  16. 16For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place.28 cross-references: Isaiah 7:21–25, Jeremiah 3:8, Jeremiah 3:6, Isaiah 22:18, Jeremiah 7:24
  17. 17Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.23 cross-references: Psalms 81:12, Revelation 22:11, Hosea 4:4, Matthew 15:14, Hosea 13:2
  18. 18Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.23 cross-references: Micah 3:11, Exodus 23:8, Jeremiah 2:21, Micah 7:3, Hosea 4:2
  19. 19The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.17 cross-references: Isaiah 1:29, Jeremiah 51:1, Jeremiah 4:11–12, Hosea 13:15, Jeremiah 2:26–27

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God, Jacob, Ephraim

Places in Hosea 4

Gilgal, Beth-aven