Hosea 4:1 “Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a ca…”

Hosea 4:1

Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

World English Bible

Hear the LORD’s word, you children of Israel, for the LORD has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

American Standard Version

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Geneva Bible 1599

Heare the worde of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controuersie with the inhabitants of the lande, because there is no trueth nor mercie nor knowledge of God in the lande.

Darby Translation

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land; for there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Young's Literal Translation

'Hear a word of Jehovah, sons of Israel, For a strife [is] to Jehovah with inhabitants of the land, For there is no truth, nor kindness, Nor knowledge of God, in the land,

Bible in Basic English

Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.

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Cross references

“Hear”

Isaiah 34:1 Amos 7:16 1 Kings 22:19 Isaiah 1:10 Isaiah 28:14 Isaiah 66:5

Isaiah 34:1 · BSB

Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.

Amos 7:16 · BSB

Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’

1 Kings 22:19 · BSB

Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.

Isaiah 1:10 · BSB

Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

Isaiah 28:14 · BSB

Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 66:5 · BSB

You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”

“for”

Micah 6:2 Hosea 12:2 Isaiah 1:18 Jeremiah 25:31 Isaiah 5:3 Isaiah 34:8

Micah 6:2 · BSB

Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:

Hosea 12:2 · BSB

The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.

Isaiah 1:18 · BSB

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

Jeremiah 25:31 · BSB

The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 5:3 · BSB

“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.

Isaiah 34:8 · BSB

For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

“no truth”

Isaiah 59:13–15 Jeremiah 6:13 Micah 7:2–5 Jeremiah 7:3–6

Isaiah 59:13–15 · BSB

rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.

Jeremiah 6:13 · BSB

“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

Micah 7:2–5 · BSB

The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.

Jeremiah 7:3–6 · BSB

Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Correct your ways and deeds, and I will let you live in this place.

“nor knowledge”

Jeremiah 4:22 1 Corinthians 15:34 Jeremiah 5:4 Romans 1:28 Jeremiah 4:28 John 8:55

Jeremiah 4:22 · BSB

“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

1 Corinthians 15:34 · BSB

Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.

Jeremiah 5:4 · BSB

Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.

Romans 1:28 · BSB

Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

Jeremiah 4:28 · BSB

Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”

John 8:55 · BSB

You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.

Also

Jeremiah 7:28 Hosea 5:1

Jeremiah 7:28 · BSB

Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.

Hosea 5:1 · BSB

“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

Read Hosea 4