Hosea 4:9

And there shall be, like Am (People), like kohen; 1 and I will visit them with punishment for their ways, 1 and repay them for their doings. 1

Orthodox Jewish 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 + 4:8 i.e., the kohanim feed on the chattat (sin) of Ami, 1 and they relish their avon (iniquity). 1

10For they shall eat, and not have enough; 1 they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase; 1 because they have abandoned being shomer to heed Hashem. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 109:17As he loved kelalah (cursing), 1 so it came on him; as he delighted not in brocha (blessing), 1 so it was far from him. 1

Proverbs 11:31If the tzaddik are recompensed on ha'aretz (the earth), 1 much more the rashah and the choteh (sinner).

Isaiah 9:14The zaken and prominent man is the head; 1 and the navi that is the moreh sheker (teacher of lies, false teacher) is the tail. 1

Jeremiah 5:31The nevi'im prophesy falsely, 1 and the kohanim rule at their direction; 1 and My people love to have it this way; 1 but what will ye do in the end?

Jeremiah 23:11For both navi and kohen are profane; indeed, 1 in My Beis have I found their wickedness, 1 saith Hashem. 1

Ezekiel 44:10And the Levi'im that went far away from Me, when Yisroel went astray, which went astray away from Me after their gillulim (idols); they shall even bear their avon.

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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