Hosea 4:9

And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

In Context

8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.

10They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD.

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Cross References

Psalms 109:17The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.

Proverbs 11:31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

Isaiah 9:14So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.

Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?

Jeremiah 23:11“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 44:10Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.

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 →

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