Hosea 5:4

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Summary

They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

They will not frame their doings

For

Hosea 4:12

Jeremiah 50:38

And

Bible References

They will not frame their doings

The transgression of the wicked man says within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

and might not be as their fathers: a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil.

And because of this God will send them the force of a delusion, for them to believe a lie,

For

My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declares to them, for the spirit of whoredom has caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, [departing] from under their God.

A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and they are mad over idols.

And

Hear the word of LORD, ye sons of Israel, for LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not LORD.

And those who know thy name will put their trust in thee, for thou, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek thee.

Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit. Through deceit they refuse to know me, says LORD.

Shall thou reign, because thou strive to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am LORD. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.

And ye do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word.

And they will do these things, because they have not known the Father nor me.

And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.