By swearing and lying,
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed [a]upon bloodshed.

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  1. Hosea 4:2 Lit. touching

There is only cursing,[a] lying(A) and murder,(B)
    stealing(C) and adultery;(D)
they break all bounds,
    and bloodshed follows bloodshed.(E)

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  1. Hosea 4:2 That is, to pronounce a curse on

As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man,
So the company of (A)priests (B)murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they commit (C)lewdness.

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As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,(A)
    so do bands of priests;
they murder(B) on the road to Shechem,
    carrying out their wicked schemes.(C)

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15 (A)who killed both the Lord Jesus and (B)their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God (C)and are [a]contrary to all men,

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 hostile

15 who killed the Lord Jesus(A) and the prophets(B) and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone

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The (A)faithful[a] man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
(B)Every man hunts his brother with a net.

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  1. Micah 7:2 Or loyal

The faithful have been swept from the land;(A)
    not one(B) upright person remains.
Everyone lies in wait(C) to shed blood;(D)
    they hunt each other(E) with nets.(F)

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Israel Has Rebelled Against God

“When I would have healed Israel,
Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered,
And the wickedness of Samaria.
For (A)they have committed fraud;
A thief comes in;
A band of robbers [a]takes spoil outside.

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  1. Hosea 7:1 plunders

whenever I would heal Israel,
the sins of Ephraim are exposed
    and the crimes of Samaria revealed.(A)
They practice deceit,(B)
    thieves break into houses,(C)
    bandits rob in the streets;(D)

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if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, (A)or walk after other gods to your hurt, (B)then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in (C)the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.

“Behold, you trust in (D)lying words that cannot profit. (E)Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and (F)walk after other gods whom you do not know, 10 (G)and then come and stand before Me in this house (H)which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations’?

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if you do not oppress(A) the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood(B) in this place, and if you do not follow other gods(C) to your own harm, then I will let you live in this place, in the land(D) I gave your ancestors(E) for ever and ever. But look, you are trusting(F) in deceptive(G) words that are worthless.

“‘Will you steal(H) and murder,(I) commit adultery(J) and perjury,[a](K) burn incense to Baal(L) and follow other gods(M) you have not known, 10 and then come and stand(N) before me in this house,(O) which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things?(P)

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  1. Jeremiah 7:9 Or and swear by false gods

(A)As a fountain [a]wells up with water,
So she wells up with her wickedness.
(B)Violence and plundering are heard in her.
Before Me continually are [b]grief and wounds.

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  1. Jeremiah 6:7 gushes
  2. Jeremiah 6:7 sickness

As a well pours out its water,
    so she pours out her wickedness.
Violence(A) and destruction(B) resound in her;
    her sickness and wounds are ever before me.

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26 ‘For among My people are found wicked men;
They (A)lie in wait as one who sets snares;
They set a trap;
They catch men.
27 As a cage is full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have become great and grown rich.

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26 “Among my people are the wicked(A)
    who lie in wait(B) like men who snare birds
    and like those who set traps(C) to catch people.
27 Like cages full of birds,
    their houses are full of deceit;(D)
they have become rich(E) and powerful

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I saw (A)the woman, drunk (B)with the blood of the saints and with the blood of (C)the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.

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I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people,(A) the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.

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52 (A)Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of (B)the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers,

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52 Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute?(A) They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him(B)

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35 (A)that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, (B)from the blood of righteous Abel to (C)the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

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35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(A) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(B) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(C)

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“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

(A)‘Execute true justice,
Show [a]mercy and compassion
Everyone to his brother.

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  1. Zechariah 7:9 Or lovingkindness

“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice;(A) show mercy and compassion to one another.(B)

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Then he said to me, “This is the (A)curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: ‘Every thief shall be expelled,’ according to this side of the scroll; and, ‘Every perjurer shall be expelled,’ according to that side of it.”

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And he said to me, “This is the curse(A) that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief(B) will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely(C) will be banished.

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