1 Listen to the word of the Lord, sons of Israel, for the Lord is judge of the inhabitants of the land. Yet there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God, in the land.
2 Slander, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and bloodshed has brought more bloodshed.
3 Because of this, the land will mourn, and all who dwell in it will languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. And the fishes of the sea also will be gathered together.
4 So, truly, let each and every one not judge, and let no man be accused, for your people are just like those who speak against the priesthood.
5 And you will be ruined on this day, and now the prophet will be ruined with you. In the night, I have made your mother to be silent.
6 My people have become silent because they had no knowledge. Since you have rejected knowledge, I will drive you away; you do not perform the duties of the priesthood for me, and you have forgotten the law of your God, and so I will forget your sons.
7 According to the multitude of them, so have they sinned against me. I will change their glory into disgrace.
8 They will devour the sins of my people, and they will lift up their souls towards their iniquity.
9 And, just as it is with the people, so will it be with the priest; and I will visit their ways upon them, and I will repay them for their intentions.
10 And they will eat and not be satisfied. They have been committing fornication, and they did not cease. Since they have abandoned the Lord, they will not be safeguarded.
11 Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness, have taken away their heart.
12 My people have inquired of their stave, and their staff has announced to them. For the spirit of fornication has deceived them, and they have been fornicating before their God.
13 They have offered sacrifice on the tops of the mountains and burnt incense on the hills, under the oak, and the poplar, and the terebinth tree, because its shadow was good; therefore, your daughters will commit fornication and your spouses will be adulteresses.
14 I will not send afflictions on your daughters, when they will commit fornication, nor on your spouses, when they will commit adultery, because you yourselves have associated with harlots and have offered sacrifice with the effeminate, and because the people who do not understand will be defeated.
15 If you commit fornication, Israel, at least let Judah not commit offenses; and do not be willing to enter into Gilgal, nor to ascend to Bethaven, and neither should you swear, “As the Lord lives.”
16 For Israel has gone astray like a wanton heifer; so now the Lord will pasture them like a young lamb in a wide expanse.
17 Ephraim participates in idolatry, so send him away.
18 Their feasting has been set aside; they have committed fornication after fornication. They love to bring disgrace to their protectors.
19 The wind has fastened them to its wings, and they will be confounded because of their sacrifices.
Versículos relacionados com Hosea, 4:
Chapter 4 of Hosea addresses the question of idolatry and the lack of knowledge of God by the people of Israel and its leaders. The prophet Hosea condemns the worship of idols and the corruption of leaders, pointing out the wrong behavior as the cause of people's problems. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Hosea 4, in order of proximity to the chapter:
Isaiah 1:2-3: "I heard, O heavens, and hear, O earth; for the Lord said, I raised children, and magnified them; but they rebelled against me. Owner of his manger; but Israel is unaware, my people do not understand. " This verse talks about the lack of knowledge of God by the people of Israel, which relates to the central theme of Hosea 4.
Isaiah 44:9-10: "Those who make sculpture images are all vanity; and their most desirable things do not profit anything. And they themselves are witnesses that they do not see or understand; so that they may be confused." This verse talks about the condemnation of idolatry, which is an important theme in Hosea 4.
Jeremiah 5:25: "Your iniquities have turned these things, and your sins have departed from you good." This verse talks about the wrong behavior that leads to misfortune, which is a message similar to that of Hosea 4.
Jeremiah 10:14: "Every man gets embodied, and has no knowledge; all goldsmiths is confused by the carved image; for his cast images are a lie, and in them there is no spirit." This verse condemns the worship of idols, which is an important theme in Hosea 4.
Jeremiah 14:10: "Thus saith the Lord about this people: They loved the vagabond, so the Lord does not accept them, now they will remember their iniquity, and will visit their sins." This verse talks about God's condemnation because of the wrong behavior of the people, which is a theme present in Hosea 4.
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