3 But Israel has rejected good; an enemy will pursue him. 4 They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. 5 He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?
Hosea 8:3–5
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Hosea 13:8–10
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Hosea 9:14–16
14 Give them, O LORD— what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up! 15 All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their lea…
Hosea 5:10–12
10 The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water. 11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols. 12 So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of…
Hosea 11:1–3
1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. 2 But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images. 3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them in My arm…
Hosea 4:16–18
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Hosea 7:12–14
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Hosea 10:1–3
1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars. 2 Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD wil…
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