Hosea 4:1 Hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 ye children1121 of Israel:3478 for the LORD3068 hath a controversy7379 with the inhabitants3427 of the land,776 because there is no truth,571 nor mercy,2617 nor knowledge1847 of God430 in the land.776 cr 2 By swearing,422 and lying,3584 and killing,7523 and stealing,1589 and committing adultery,5003 they break out,6555 and blood1818{Heb. bloods} toucheth5060 blood.1818 cr 3 Therefore shall the land776 mourn,56 and every one that dwelleth3427 therein shall languish,535 with the beasts2416 of the field,7704 and with the fowls5775 of heaven;8064 yea, the fishes1709 of the sea3220 also shall be taken away.622 cr 4 Yet let no man376 strive,7378 nor reprove3198 another:376 for thy people5971 are as they that strive7378 with the priest.3548 cr 5 Therefore shalt thou fall3782 in the day,3117 and the prophet5030 also shall fall3782 with thee in the night,3915 and I will destroy1820{Heb. cut off} thy mother.517 cr

Hosea 4:6 My people5971 are destroyed1820{Heb. cut off} for lack of knowledge:1847 because thou hast rejected3988 knowledge,1847 I will also reject3988 thee, that thou shalt be no priest3547 to me: seeing thou hast forgotten7911 the law8451 of thy God,430 I will also forget7911 thy children.1121 cr 7 As they were increased,7230 so they sinned2398 against me: therefore will I change4171 their glory3519 into shame.7036 cr 8 They eat up398 the sin2403 of my people,5971 and they set5375 their heart5315 on their iniquity.5771{Heb. lift up their soul to their iniquity} cr 9 And there shall be, like people,5971 like priest:3548 and I will punish6485{Heb. visit upon} them for their ways,1870 and reward7725{Heb. cause to return} them their doings.4611 cr 10 For they shall eat,398 and not have enough:7646 they shall commit whoredom,2181 and shall not increase:6555 because they have left off5800 to take heed8104 to the LORD.3068 cr 11 Whoredom2184 and wine3196 and new wine8492 take away3947 the heart.3820 cr

Hosea 4:12 My people5971 ask7592 counsel at their stocks,6086 and their staff4731 declareth5046 unto them: for the spirit7307 of whoredoms2183 hath caused them to err,8582 and they have gone a whoring2181 from under their God.430 cr 13 They sacrifice2076 upon the tops7218 of the mountains,2022 and burn incense6999 upon the hills,1389 under oaks437 and poplars3839 and elms,424 because the shadow6738 thereof is good:2896 therefore your daughters1323 shall commit whoredom,2181 and your spouses3618 shall commit adultery.5003 cr 14 I will not{Or, shall I not? etc.} punish6485 your daughters1323 when they commit whoredom,2181 nor your spouses3618 when they commit adultery:5003 for themselves are separated6504 with whores,2181 and they sacrifice2076 with harlots:6948 therefore the people5971 that doth not understand995 shall fall.3832{Or, be punished} cr

Hosea 4:15 Though thou, Israel,3478 play the harlot,2181 yet let not Judah3063 offend;816 and come935 not ye unto Gilgal,1537 neither go ye up5927 to Bethaven,1007 nor swear,7650 The LORD3068 liveth.2416 cr 16 For Israel3478 slideth back5637 as a backsliding5637 heifer:6510 now the LORD3068 will feed7462 them as a lamb3532 in a large place.4800 cr 17 Ephraim669 is joined2266 to idols:6091 let him alone.3240 cr 18 Their drink5435 is sour:5493{Heb. is gone} they have committed whoredom2181 continually:2181 her rulers4043{Heb. shields} with shame7036 do love,157 Give3051 ye. cr 19 The wind7307 hath bound her up6887 in her wings,3671 and they shall be ashamed954 because of their sacrifices.2077 cr