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Hosea 4:2-3
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Hosea 4:2-3
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2 There is only cursing,[a] lying(A) and murder,(B)
stealing(C) and adultery;(D)
they break all bounds,
and bloodshed follows bloodshed.(E)
3 Because of this the land dries up,(F)
and all who live in it waste away;(G)
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
and the fish in the sea are swept away.(H)
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:2 That is, to pronounce a curse on
Hosea 4:2-3
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Hosea 4:2-3
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2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
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Hosea 4:2-3
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Hosea 4:2-3
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2 By swearing and lying,
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed [a]upon bloodshed.
3 Therefore (A)the land will mourn;
And (B)everyone who dwells there will waste away
With the beasts of the field
And the birds of the air;
Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:2 Lit. touching
Hosea 4:5
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Hosea 4:5
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Hosea 4:5
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Hosea 4:5
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5 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
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Hosea 4:5
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Hosea 4:5
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5 Therefore you shall stumble (A)in the day;
The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night;
And I will destroy your mother.
Hosea 4:7-9
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Hosea 4:7-9
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7 The more priests there were,
the more they sinned against me;
they exchanged their glorious God[a](A) for something disgraceful.(B)
8 They feed on the sins of my people
and relish their wickedness.(C)
9 And it will be: Like people, like priests.(D)
I will punish both of them for their ways
and repay them for their deeds.(E)
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:7 Syriac (see also an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition); Masoretic Text me; / I will exchange their glory
Hosea 4:7-9
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Hosea 4:7-9
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7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
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Hosea 4:7-9
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Hosea 4:7-9
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7 “The more they increased,
The more they sinned against Me;
(A)I[a] will change [b]their glory into shame.
8 They eat up the sin of My people;
They set their [c]heart on their iniquity.
9 And it shall be: (B)like people, like priest.
So I will punish them for their ways,
And [d]reward them for their deeds.
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