Hosea 4:4-11

Amplified Bible

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Yet let no one find fault, nor let any rebuke [others];
For your people are like those who contend with the priest.
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So you will stumble in the daytime,
And the [false] prophet will also stumble with you in the night;
And I will destroy your mother (Israel).^(A)
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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [of My law, where I reveal My will].
Because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge,
I will also reject you from being My priest.
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your children.

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The more they multiplied [in numbers and increased in power], the more they sinned against Me;
I will change their glory into shame.
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They (the priests) ^[a]feed on the sin offering of My people
And set their heart on their wickedness.^(B)
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And it shall be: like people, like priest [both are wicked and both will be judged];
So I will punish them for their ways
And repay them for their deeds.
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They will eat, but not have enough;
They will play the prostitute, but not increase [their descendants],
Because they have stopped giving heed to the Lord.

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Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the mind and the [spiritual] understanding.