Hosea 4:3

So the land is drying up, 1 and everyone living in it is wasting away; 1 the beasts in the fields and the birds in the sky, 1 even the fish in the sea, are being taken away.

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Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

In Context

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

4But do not allow anyone to bring a lawsuit; 1 do not let anyone accuse anyone else. 1 For it is you, the priests, whom I am accusing. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 33:9The land mourns and withers away; Lebanon is ashamed and withers away; + 33:9 Some versions have The land dries up and withers away . 1 Sharon is like a desert plain; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. 1

Jeremiah 4:27This is what Yahweh says, “All the land will become a devastation, but I will not completely destroy it.

Jeremiah 9:9Should I not punish them because of these things—this is Yahweh's declaration— 1 and should I not avenge myself on a nation that is like this? 1

Ezekiel 38:20They will shake before me—the fish of the sea and the birds of the skies, the beasts of the fields, and all the creatures that crawl on the earth, and every person who is on the surface of the land. The mountains will be thrown down and the cliffs will fall, until every wall falls to the earth.

Amos 1:2He said, 1 “Yahweh will roar from Zion; 1 he will raise his voice from Jerusalem. 1 The pastures of the shepherds will dry up; 1 the top of Carmel will wither.” 1

Amos 8:8Will not the land quake for this, 1 and every one who lives in it mourn? 1 All of it will rise up like the Nile River, 1 and it will be tossed about and sink again, 1 like the river of Egypt. 1

Matthew Henry on Hosea 4:2-6

The Sinfulness of Israel. ( b. c. 758.) 1 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. 2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. 3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the… Read the whole commentary →

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