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Hosea 4:1

Hear the word of Yahweh, you people of Israel. 1 Yahweh has a lawsuit against the inhabitants of the land, 1 because there is no truthfulness or covenantal faithfulness, no knowledge of God in the land. 1

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Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

In Context

2There is cursing, lying, killing, stealing and adultery. 1 The people have broken all bounds, and bloodshed comes after bloodshed. 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:19Then Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven were standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of Yahweh, you rulers of Sodom; 1 listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah: 1

Isaiah 3:13Yahweh stands up for an accusation; he is standing to accuse the people. 1

Isaiah 28:14So listen to the word of Yahweh, you who mock, 1 you who rule over this people who are in Jerusalem. 1

Isaiah 34:8For it will be a day of vengeance for Yahweh and a year when he will pay them back for the cause of Zion. 1

Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of Yahweh, you who tremble at his word, 1 “Your brothers who hate and exclude you for my name's sake have said, 1 'May Yahweh be glorified, then we will see your joy,' 1 but they will be put to shame. 1

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 →

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