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The Lord’s Word Against Israel

·People [L Sons; T Children] of Israel, ·listen to the Lord’s message [hear the word of the Lord].
    The Lord has a ·charge [case; lawsuit; or dispute] to bring
    against you who live in the land:
“·The people are not true, not loyal to God [L There is no truth/faithfulness, there is no mercy/lovingkindness],
    nor do those who live in the land even know him [there is no knowledge of God in the land].
[L There is only] Cursing, lying, ·killing [murder], stealing and adultery are everywhere.
    ·One murder follows another [L They break out and blood touches blood].

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The Charge Against Israel

Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,
    because the Lord has a charge(A) to bring
    against you who live in the land:(B)
“There is no faithfulness,(C) no love,
    no acknowledgment(D) of God in the land.(E)
There is only cursing,[a] lying(F) and murder,(G)
    stealing(H) and adultery;(I)
they break all bounds,
    and bloodshed follows bloodshed.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:2 That is, to pronounce a curse on

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.

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

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