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

{To the Chanter, of David the servant of the Lord} My heart showeth me the wickedness of the ungodly, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

And not to be as their forefathers, a faithless and stubborn generation, a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not true toward God.

And this is the condemnation: that light is come into the world, and the men have loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil.

And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe lies:

For

My people ask counsel at their stocks, their staff must tell them. For a whorish mind hath deceived them, so that they commit fornication against their God.

The sword upon their waters: so that they shall be dried up. For the land worshippeth images, and delighteth in strange wonderful things.

And

Hear the word of the LORD, O ye children of Israel: For the LORD must punish them, that dwell in the land. And why? There is no faithfulness, there is no mercy, there is no knowledge of God in the land:

But the sons of Eli were unthrifty children, and knew not the LORD. For the manner of the priests with the people was:

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, LORD, hast never failed them that seek thee.

They have set their stole in the midst of deceit, and for very dissembling falsity they will not know me, sayeth the LORD.

Thinkest thou to reign, now that thou provokest me to wrath with thy Cedar trees? Did not thy father eat and drink, and prosper well, as long as he dealt with equity and righteousness?

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

And ye have not known him. And if I should say, I know him not, I should be a liar like unto you; But I know him, and keep his saying.

And such things will they do unto you, because they have not known the father, neither yet me.

And hereby we are sure that we know him: if we keep his commandments.