Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Hosea:
Chapter 4
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, and with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of
heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
4. Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as
they that strive with the priest.
5. Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall
with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
6. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou has
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 be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them
for their ways, and reward them their doings.
10. For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom,
and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the
LORD.
11. Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
12. My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth
unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they
have gone awhoring from under their God.
13. They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon
the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof
is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your
spouses shall commit adultery.
14. I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your
spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with
whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth
not understand shall fall.
15. Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and
come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The
LORD liveth.
16. For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will
feed them as a lamb in a large place.
17. E-phra-im is joined to idols: let him alone.
18. Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her
rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
19. The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed
because of their sacrifices.
Dec. 10th.
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