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 is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."

and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn't make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;

For

My people consult with their wooden idol, and answer to a stick of wood. Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray, and they have been unfaithful to their God.

A drought is on her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of engraved images, and they are mad over idols.

And

Hear the word of Yahweh, you children of Israel; for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn't know Yahweh.

Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Your habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, says Yahweh.

Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.

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

You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, 'I don't know him,' I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and keep his word.

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

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.