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CHAP. IV.
1 Gods iudgements against the sinnes of the people, 6 and of the priests, 12 and against their idolatrie. 15 Iudah is exhorted to take warning by Israels calamitie.
1 Heare the worde of the Lord, yee children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controuersie with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no trueth, nor mercie, nor knowledge of God in the land.1
2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adulterie, they breake out, and blood toucheth blood.2
4 Yet let no man striue, nor reproue another: for this people are as they that striue 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.5
6 ¶ My people are destroyed for lacke of knowledge: because thou hast reiected knowledge, I will also reiect thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the lawe of thy God, I wil also forget thy children.6
7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therfore wil I change their glory into shame.
8 They eate vp the sinne of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquitie.8
9 And there shall be like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their wayes, and reward them their doings.9
11 Whoredome, and wine, and newe wine take away the heart.
14 I will not punish your daughters when they commit whordome, nor your spouses when they commit adulterie: for themselues are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therfore the people that doth not vnderstand, shall fall.14
15 ¶ Though thou Israel play the harlot, yet let not Iudah offend, and come not ye vnto Gilgal, neither goe ye vp to Beth-auen, nor sweare, The Lord liueth:15
17 Ephraim is ioyned to idoles: let him alone.
18 Their drinke is sowre: they haue committed whordome continually: her rulers with shame doe loue, Giue ye.18
19 The wind hath bound her vp in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
Hosea Chapter 4 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 Mica.6.2.
2 Hebr. bloods.
5 Heb. cut off
6 Heb. cut off
8 Heb. lift up their soule to their iniquitie.
9 Isa.24.2. , Heb. visite vpon. , Heb. cause to returne.
14 Or, shall I not? &c. , Or, be punished.
15 1.King. 12. 29.
18 Hebr. is gone. , Hebr. shields.
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