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

An oracle: the wicked has rebellion in the midst of his heart. There is no fear of God before his eyes.

and not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation [that] did not make ready its heart, whose spirit was not faithful [to] God.

And this is the judgment: that the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

And because of this, God sends them {a powerful delusion} so that they will believe the lie,

For

My people, consult {their wooden idols}, and their divining rod gives them oracles; because a spirit of whoredom led [them] astray, and they played the whore from under their God.

A drought [will come] against her waters, and they will dry up, for it [is] a land of images, and because of the frightful [objects], they act like madmen.

And

Hear the word of Yahweh, children of Israel, for Yahweh has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or loyalty, there is no knowledge of God in the land.

Now the sons of Eli [were] {worthless scoundrels}; they did not know Yahweh.

And those who know your name will trust in you, for you do not forsake those [who] seek you, O Yahweh.

Your dwelling [is] in the midst of deceit, upon deceit they refuse to know me," {declares} Yahweh.

Do you reign as king because you [are] competing in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and he did justice and righteousness, then it was well with him?

And I will give to them a heart to know me, that I [am] Yahweh, and {they will be my people}, and {I will be their God}, for they will return to me with the whole of their heart.

And you have not known him, but I know him. And if I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you! But I know him and I keep his word.

And they will do these [things] because they do not know the Father or me.

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