Hosea 5:4
Their doings will not permit them to return unto their God; for the spirit of lewdness is in their bosom, and the Lord they have not known.
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1 Samuel 2:12And the sons of 'Eli were worthless men: they knew not the Lord.
Psalms 36:1“To the chief musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David.” (36:2) Saith vice itself to the wicked—so I feel it within my heart— that he should have no dread of God before his eyes.
Jeremiah 9:6(9:5) Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit: through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 22:15Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel with cedar buildings? behold, thy father ate and drank, but he executed justice and righteousness: then was it well with him!
Jeremiah 50:38The drought is against her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is the land of graven images, and with their horrid idols do they play the madman.
Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because thou hast rejected knowledge, so will I also reject thee, that thou shalt not be a priest to me; and as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, so will I myself also forget thy children.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 5:2-8
Charge against Israel and Judah; Judgments Threatened. ( b. c. 758.) 1 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. 2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. 4 They will not frame their doings to turn… Read the whole commentary →