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for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; for there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, -- they break out; and blood toucheth blood.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For this shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Yet let no man strive, and let no man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And thou shalt stumble by day; and the prophet also shall stumble with thee by night: and I will destroy thy mother.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; for thou hast rejected knowledge, and I will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>They eat the sin of my people, and their soul longeth for their iniquity.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And it shall be as the people so the priest; and I will visit their ways upon them, and recompense to them their doings;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>and they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: for they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Fornication, and wine, and new wine take away the heart.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>My people ask counsel of their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredoms causeth [them] to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>they sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oak and poplar and terebinth, because the shade thereof is good; therefore your daughters play the harlot and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your daughters-in-law for their committing adultery; for they themselves go aside with harlots, and they sacrifice with prostitutes: and the people that doth not understand shall come to ruin.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah trespass; and come ye not unto Gilgal, neither go up to Beth-aven, nor swear [As] Jehovah liveth!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For Israel is refractory as an untractable heifer; now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide [pasture].</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Ephraim is joined to idols: leave him alone.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Their drink is sour; they give themselves up to whoredom; her great men passionately love [their] shame.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Darby Bible Translation<br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="//intbible.com/">INT Bible</a><br />© 2012, Used by Permission<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../hosea/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../hosea/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/hosea/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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