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ULT HOS Chapter 4

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4 Hear the word of Yahweh, O sons of Israel.

For Yahweh has a lawsuit against the inhabitants of the land,

because there is no faithfulness or steadfast love, no knowledge of God in the land.

2 There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing and adultery.

They have broken all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

3 Therefore the land mourns,

and all who live in it are wasting away,

along with the beasts in the fields and the birds in the sky,

even the fish in the sea, are being taken away. 4 But let no one bring a lawsuit;

and let no one accuse.

For my contention is with you, O priests.

5 You will stumble by day;

the prophets will also stumble with you by night,

and I will destroy your mother.

6 My people are destroyed because of the lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I also reject you from being priests to me.

Because you have forgotten the law of your God,

I also will forget your children.

7 The more they multiplied,

the more they sinned against me.

I will change their glory into shame.

8 They feed on the sin of my people;

they are greedy for their iniquity.

9 It will be like people, like priests:

I will punish them for their ways;

I will repay them for their deeds.

10 They will eat but not have enough;

they will play the harlot but not increase,

because they have forsaken Yahweh to devote themselves to

11 harlotry, wine, and new wine, which take away the understanding.

12 My people consult their wooden idols,

and their walking sticks inform them.

For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,

and they have played the harlot, departing from their God.

13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains

and burn incense on the hills,

under oaks, poplars and terebinths,

because the shade is good.

Therefore your daughters play the harlot,

and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot,

nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery.

For the men themselves go aside with harlots,

and they offer sacrifices with cult prostitutes.

So the people without understanding will be thrown down.

15 Though you, O Israel, play the harlot,

let not Judah become guilty.

Do not go to Gilgal,

do not go up to Beth Aven,

and do not swear, saying, “As Yahweh lives.”

16 Israel is stubborn, like a stubborn heifer;

can Yahweh now feed them like lambs in a broad pasture?

17 Ephraim is joined to idols;

leave him alone.

18 Even when their liquor is gone,

they play the harlot continually;

her rulers dearly love their shame.

19 The wind will wrap her up in its wings;

and they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

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