Hosea 10:4
They speak [mere] words, swearing falsely in making a covenant; therefore shall judgment spring up as hemlock in the furrows of the fields.
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2 Kings 17:3Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant, and tendered him presents.
Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah the plant of his delight: and he looked for justice, and behold, blood-shedding; for righteousness, and behold, a cry.
Ezekiel 17:13And he took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he took away the mighty of the land;
Hosea 6:7But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
Amos 6:12Shall horses run upon the rock? will [men] plough [thereon] with oxen? For ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
Romans 1:31void of understanding, faithless, without natural affection, 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 →