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Hosea 4:1

Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!

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ASV

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UhearH8085 →
דְבַר־de.var-[the] word ofH1697 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiO people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
רִ֤יבriva case at lawH7379 →
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh[belongs] to YahwehH3068 →
עִם־'im-withH5973 →
יוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427 →
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
כִּ֠יkiforH3588 →
אֵין־'ein-there notH369 →
אֱמֶ֧ת'e.Met[is] faithfulnessH571 →
וְֽאֵין־ve.'ein-and there notH369 →
חֶ֛סֶדChe.sed[is] covenant loyaltyH2617 →
וְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-and there notH369 →
דַּ֥עַתDa.'at[is] knowledge ofH1847 →
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzin the landH776 →

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1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.Hosea 4:6My 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.Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.Proverbs 3:3Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.Micah 6:2Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:1 Corinthians 15:34Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.Isaiah 3:13–14The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.Isaiah 27:8By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.Matthew 21:33Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.Jeremiah 5:4Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.Amos 7:16Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’Isaiah 34:1Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.Romans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.Jeremiah 25:31The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.Hosea 12:2The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.Hosea 5:4Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.

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