Hosea 4:9
And the priest will be like the people; I will give them punishment for their evil ways, and the reward of their acts.
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8The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.
Cross References
Psalms 109:17As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.
Proverbs 11:31If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!
Isaiah 9:14For this cause the Lord took away from Israel head and tail, high and low, in one day.
Jeremiah 5:31The prophets give false words and the priests give decisions by their direction; and my people are glad to have it so: and what will you do in the end?
Jeremiah 23:11For the prophet as well as the priest is unclean; even in my house I have seen their evil-doing, says the Lord.
Ezekiel 44:10But as for the Levites, who went far from me, when Israel went out of the right way, turning away from me to go after their images; their punishment will come on them.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 4:7-12
Grounds of God's Controversy with Israel; The Sins of the Priests and People. ( b. c. 758.) 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. 7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. 8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 9 And there shall… Read the whole commentary →