Hosea 4:8 “They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.”

Hosea 4:8

They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

World English Bible

They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.

American Standard Version

They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.

Geneva Bible 1599

They eate vp the sinnes of my people, and lift vp their mindes in their iniquitie.

Darby Translation

They eat the sin of my people, and their soul longeth for their iniquity.

Young's Literal Translation

The sin of My people they do eat, And unto their iniquity lift up their soul.

Bible in Basic English

The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.

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Cross references

“eat”

Leviticus 6:26 Leviticus 7:6 Leviticus 7:7

Leviticus 6:26 · BSB

The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 7:6 · BSB

Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

Leviticus 7:7 · BSB

The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.

“set their heart on their iniquity”

Isaiah 56:11 Micah 3:11 Titus 1:11 1 Samuel 2:29 Psalm 24:4 Malachi 1:10

Isaiah 56:11 · BSB

Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

Micah 3:11 · BSB

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”

Titus 1:11 · BSB

who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

1 Samuel 2:29 · BSB

Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’

Psalm 24:4 · BSB

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

Malachi 1:10 · BSB

“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

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

In context

7The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.

9And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

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