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Hosea 4:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

And the priest will be like the people; I will give them punishment for their evil ways, and the reward of their acts.

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If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.

And it will be the same for the people as for the priest; for the servant as for his master; and for the woman-servant as for her owner; the same for the one offering goods for a price as for him who takes them; the same for him who gives money at interest and for him who takes it; the same for him who lets others have the use of his property as for those who make use of it.

Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

The prophets give false words and the priests give decisions by their direction; and my people are glad to have it so: and what will you do in the end?

But as for the Levites, who went far from me, when Israel went out of the right way, turning away from me to go after their images; their punishment will come on them.

Because they did this work for them before their images, and became a cause of sin to the children of Israel; for this cause my hand has been lifted up against them, says the Lord, and their punishment will be on them.

And the Lord said to him, Give him the name of Jezreel, for after a little time I will send punishment for the blood of Jezreel on the line of Jehu, and put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

I will come and give them punishment; and the peoples will come together against them when I give them the reward of their two sins.

The Lord has a cause against Judah, and will give punishment to Jacob for his ways; he will give him the reward of his acts.

In the body of his mother he took his brother by the foot, and in his strength he was fighting with God;

And they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face.

He gives the offerings of his lovers, and takes the flesh for food; but the Lord has no pleasure in them; now he will keep in mind their evil-doing and give them the punishment of their sins; they will go back to Egypt.

All their evil-doing is in Gilgal; there I had hate for them; because of their evil-doing I will send them out of my house; they will no longer be dear to me; all their rulers are uncontrolled.

They have gone deep in evil as in the days of Gibeah; he will keep in mind their wrongdoing, he will give them punishment for their sins.

But my words and my orders, which I gave to my servants the prophets, have they not overtaken your fathers? and turning back they said, As it was the purpose of the Lord of armies to do to us, in reward for our ways and our doings, so has he done.

Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.




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