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God’s Charge Against Israel

1 Hear the word of the Lord,
You children of Israel,
For the Lord brings a acharge against the inhabitants of the land:
“There is no truth or mercy
Or bknowledge of God in the land. 
2 By swearing and lying,
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed1 upon bloodshed. 
3 Therefore athe land will mourn;
And beveryone who dwells there will waste away
With the beasts of the field
And the birds of the air;
Even the fish of the sea will be taken away. 
4 “Now let no man contend, or rebuke another;
For your people are like those awho contend with the priest. 
5 Therefore you shall stumble ain the day;
The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night;
And I will destroy your mother. 
6 aMy people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
bBecause you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children. 
7 “The more they i1ncreased,
The more they sinned against Me;
aI will change2 their glory into shame. 
8 They eat up the sin of My people;
They set their1 heart on their iniquity. 
9 And1 it shall be: alike people, like priest.
So I will punish them for their ways,
And reward them for their deeds. 
10 For athey shall eat, but not have enough;
They shall commit harlotry, but not increase;
Because they have ceased obeying the Lord. 

The Idolatry of Israel

11 “Harlotry, wine, and new wine aenslave the heart. 
12 My people ask counsel from their awooden idols,
And their1 staff informs them.
For bthe spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray,
And they have played the harlot against their God. 
13 aThey offer sacrifices on the mountaintops,
And burn incense on the hills,
Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,
Because their shade is good.
bTherefore your daughters commit harlotry,
And your brides commit adultery. 
14 “I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry,
Nor your brides when they commit adultery;
For the men themselves go apart with harlots,
And offer sacrifices with a aritual harlot.
Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled. 
15 “Though you, Israel, play the harlot,
Let not Judah offend.
aDo not come up to Gilgal,
Nor go up to bBeth Aven,
cNor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’— 
16 “For Israel ais stubborn
Like a stubborn calf;
Now the Lord will let them forage
Like a lamb in1 open country. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Hosea 4:1

The Lord hath a controversy - rib , what we should call a lawsuit, in which God is plaintiff, and the Israelites defendants. It is Jehovah versus Israel and Judah.

But when has God a controversy with any land? - Answer. When there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. These refer to the minds of the people. But wherever these righteous principles are wanting, there will soon be a vicious practice; hence it is added,


 
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