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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, nor reprove another: for thy people <i>are</i> 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>Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the 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: because thou hast 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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>As they were increased, so they sinned against me: <i>therefore</i> will I 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 up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Whoredom 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 at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused <i>them</i> 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 oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof <i>is</i> good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall 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 commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people <i>that</i> doth not understand shall fall.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, <i>yet</i> let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Ephraim <i>is</i> joined to idols: let 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 have committed whoredom continually: her rulers <i>with</i> shame do love, Give ye.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">King James Bible<br /><br />Text courtesy of <a href="http://www.bibleprotector.com/"> BibleProtector.com</a><br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="http://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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/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 width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div align="center"><div align="center"><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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