{"id":1706,"date":"2015-01-13T13:47:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T18:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos04\/"},"modified":"2022-02-20T02:07:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T07:07:57","slug":"hos04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos04\/","title":{"rendered":"Hosea 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"read\">\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1706-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pod.12t.co\/bible-readings\/hosea4.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.12t.co\/bible-readings\/hosea4.mp3\">https:\/\/pod.12t.co\/bible-readings\/hosea4.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"imged\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.12t.co\/bible-readings\/hosea4.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/download-button.png\" alt=\"Download Hosea chapter 4\" width=\"250\" height=\"89\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"main\">\r\n<div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 4<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because <span class=\"add\">there is<\/span> no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people <span class=\"add\">are<\/span> as they that strive with the priest.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother. <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>As they were increased, so they sinned against me: <span class=\"add\">therefore<\/span> will I change their glory into shame.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused <span class=\"add\">them<\/span> to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people <span class=\"add\">that<\/span> doth not understand shall fall. <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, <span class=\"add\">yet<\/span> let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>Ephraim <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> joined to idols: let him alone.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V18\">18&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers <span class=\"add\">with<\/span> shame do love, Give ye.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V19\">19&nbsp;<\/a><\/span>The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. <\/div>\r\n<hr><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Hosea Chapters<\/h3>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos01\">1<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos02\">2<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos03\">3<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos04\">4<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos05\">5<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos06\">6<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos07\">7<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos08\">8<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos09\">9<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos10\">10<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos11\">11<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos12\">12<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos13\">13<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/hos14\">14<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 1&nbsp;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. 2&nbsp;By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. 3&nbsp;Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. 4&nbsp;Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. 5&nbsp;Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother. 6&nbsp;My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. 7&nbsp;As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. 8&nbsp;They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 9&nbsp;And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. 10&nbsp;For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. 11&nbsp;Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. 12&nbsp;My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. 13&nbsp;They&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-1706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hosea","tag-hosea"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1706"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4341,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706\/revisions\/4341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}