Hosea 4:1-9 ▼

1 Heare the worde of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controuersie with the inhabitants of the lande, because there is no trueth nor mercie nor knowledge of God in the lande.

2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and whoring they breake out, and blood toucheth blood.

3 Therefore shall the land mourne, and euery one that dwelleth therein, shall be cut off, with the beasts of the fielde, and with the foules of the heauen, and also the fishes of the sea shall be taken away.

4 Yet let none rebuke, nor reproue another: for thy people are as they that rebuke the Priest.

5 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the Prophet shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.

6 My people are destroyed for lacke of knowledge: because thou hast refused knowledge, I will also refuse thee, that thou shalt be no Priest to me: and seeing thou hast forgotten the Lawe of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I chaunge their glorie into shame.

8 They eate vp the sinnes of my people, and lift vp their mindes in their iniquitie.

9 And there shalbe like people, like Priest: for I wil visite their wayes vpon them, and reward them their deedes.