Hosea 6:5 “Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the w…”

Hosea 6:5

Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

World English Bible

Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.

American Standard Version

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore haue I cut downe by the Prophets: I haue slaine them by the wordes of my mouth, and thy iudgements were as the light that goeth forth.

Darby Translation

Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light.

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments to the light goeth forth.

Bible in Basic English

So I have had it cut in stones; I gave them teaching by the words of my mouth;

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Cross references

“have I”

Jeremiah 1:10 Jeremiah 5:14 1 Samuel 13:13 1 Samuel 15:22 1 Kings 14:6 1 Kings 17:1

Jeremiah 1:10 · BSB

See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

Jeremiah 5:14 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.

1 Samuel 13:13 · BSB

“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.

1 Samuel 15:22 · BSB

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

1 Kings 14:6 · BSB

So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.

1 Kings 17:1 · BSB

Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”

“I have”

Jeremiah 23:29 Hebrews 4:12 Isaiah 11:4 Revelation 2:16 1 Kings 19:17 Revelation 1:16

Jeremiah 23:29 · BSB

“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”

Hebrews 4:12 · BSB

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Isaiah 11:4 · BSB

but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

Revelation 2:16 · BSB

Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.

1 Kings 19:17 · BSB

Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.

Revelation 1:16 · BSB

He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

“and thy judgments are as”

Psalm 119:120 Romans 2:5 Genesis 18:25 Job 34:10 Psalm 37:6 Zephaniah 3:5

Psalm 119:120 · BSB

My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

Romans 2:5 · BSB

But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Genesis 18:25 · BSB

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

Job 34:10 · BSB

Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.

Psalm 37:6 · BSB

He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.

Zephaniah 3:5 · BSB

The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.

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

In context

4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim ? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.

6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Read Hosea 6