Hosea 4:19 - Prayer Tents

God’s Controversy with Israel

4Listen to the word of the LORD, O sons of Israel, For the LORD has a case against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness or kindness Or knowledge of God in the land.H8085H1697H3068H1121H3478H3068H7379H3427H776H571H2617H1847H430H776

2[There is] swearing, deception, murder, stealing, and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.H422H3584H7523H1589H5003H6555H1818H5060H1818

3Therefore the land mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky; And also the fish of the sea disappear.H776H56H3427H535H2416H7704H5775H8064H1709H3220H622

4Yet let no one find fault, and let none offer reproof; For your people are like those who contend with the priest.H376H7378H3198H376H5971H7378H3548

5So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother.H3782H3117H5030H3782H3915H1820H517

6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.H5971H1820H1847H3988H1847H3988H3547H7911H8451H430H7911H1121

7The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame.H7230H2398H4171H3519H7036

8They feed on the sin of My people, And direct their desire toward their iniquity.H398H2403H5971H5375H5315H5771

9And it will be, like people, like priest; So I will punish them for their ways, And repay them for their deeds.H5971H3548H6485H1870H7725H4611

10And they will eat, but not have enough; They will play the harlot, but not increase, Because they have stopped giving heed to the LORD.H398H7646H2181H6555H5800H8104H3068

11Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the understanding.H2184H3196H8492H3947H3820

12My people consult their wooden idol, and their [diviner's] wand informs them; For a spirit of harlotry has led [them] astray, And they have played the harlot, [departing] from their God.H5971H7592H6086H4731H5046H7307H2183H8582H2181H430

13They offer sacrifices on the tops of the mountains And burn incense on the hills, Under oak, poplar, and terebinth, Because their shade is pleasant. Therefore your daughters play the harlot, And your brides commit adultery.H2076H7218H2022H6999H1389H437H3839H424H6738H2896H1323H2181H3618H5003

14I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot Or your brides when they commit adultery, For [the men] themselves go apart with harlots And offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes; So the people without understanding are ruined.H6485H1323H2181H3618H5003H6504H2181H2076H6948H5971H995H3832

15Though you, Israel, play the harlot, Do not let Judah become guilty; Also do not go to Gilgal, Or go up to Beth-aven, And take the oath: " As the LORD lives! "H3478H2181H3063H816H935H1537H5927H1007H7650H3068H2416

16Since Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn heifer, Can the LORD now pasture them Like a lamb in a large field?H3478H5637H5637H6510H3068H7462H3532H4800

17Ephraim is joined to idols; Let him alone.H669H2266H6091H3240

18Their liquor gone, They play the harlot continually; Their rulers dearly love shame.H5435H5493H2181H2181H4043H7036H157H3051

19The wind wraps them in its wings, And they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.H7307H6887H3671H954H2077