Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; for there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
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1 Kings 22:19And he said, Hear therefore the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him, on his right hand and on his left;
Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of Jehovah, rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, people of Gomorrah!
Isaiah 3:13Jehovah setteth himself to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.
Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 34:8For it is the day of Jehovah's vengeance, the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion.
Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of Jehovah, ye that tremble at his word: Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let Jehovah be glorified, and let us see your joy! but they shall be ashamed.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 4:1
Prophets were sent to be reprovers, to tell people of their faults, and to warn them of the judgments of God, to which by sin they exposed themselves; so the prophet is employed in this and the following chapters. He is here, as counsel for the King of kings, opening an indictment against the people of Israel, and labouring to convince them of sin, and of their misery and danger because of sin, that he might prevail with them to repent and reform. I. He shows them what were the grounds of God's controversy with… Read the whole commentary →