10 Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes. 11 Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning. 12 Though I wrote for them the great things of My law, they regarded them as something strange.
Hosea 8:10–12
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Hosea 4:6–8
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. 7 The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me;…
Hosea 8:3–5
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Hosea 11:6–8
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Hosea 13:8–10
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Hosea 11:1–3
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Hosea 6:6–8
6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. 7 But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me. 8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.
Hosea 7:14–16
14 They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me. 15 Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me. 16 They turn, but not to the Most High; they…
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