Hosea 4:1-9 ▼

1 Hear the word of YHWH, O sons of Israel, for a case is unto YHWH against those dwelling in the land: “For there is no truth, and there is no loving devotion, and there is no knowledge of God in the land.

2 Cursing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break all restraint, and bloodshed touches upon bloodshed.

3 Upon thus mourns the land, and languish all dwelling in it; with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, and even the fish of the sea, they are gathered up.

4 Only let no man contend and no man rebuke, for your people are like those who contend with a priest.

5 And you will stumble by day, and will stumble also the prophet with you by night, and I will destroy your mother.

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, because you have rejected knowledge, and I will reject you from being priest unto Me; and you have forgotten the law of your God; I will forget your children also.

7 According to their becoming numerous, so they sinned against Me; their Glory they exchanged for shame.

8 The sin of My people they eat up, and toward their iniquity they lift up their soul.

9 And it will be like people, like priest; and I will visit punishment on them for their ways, and their deeds I will repay to them.