Hosea 4:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Hosea 4:4

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.

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Definitions of words in Hosea 4:4:

Let {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Man {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Man {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

No {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
No {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
No {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Or {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Priest {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Priest {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Rebuke {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing Hosea 4:4:

Priests And Levites {I.S.B.E.}

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