Hosea 10:4
They speak [vain] words, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
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2 Kings 17:3Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him. And Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.
Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant. And he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression, for righteousness, but, behold, a cry.
Ezekiel 17:13And he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land,
Hosea 6:7But like Adam they have transgressed the covenant. There they have dealt treacherously against me.
Amos 6:12Shall horses run upon the rock? Will [a man] plow [there] with oxen? That ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
Romans 1:31without understanding, untrustworthy, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 10:2-9
Degeneracy of Israel; Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 730.) 1 Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images. 2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. 3 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord ; what then should a king do to us? 4 They have spoken… Read the whole commentary →