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Hosea 4:1

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Israel, listen as the Lord accuses everyone in the land! No one is faithful or loyal or truly cares about God.

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I heard the Lord say, “My people ignore me. They are foolish children who do not understand that they will be punished. All they know is how to sin.”

Israel, I am bringing charges against you— I call upon the mountains and the earth's firm foundation to be my witnesses.

Be sensible and stop sinning. You should be embarrassed that some people still don't know about God.

Since these people refused even to think about God, he let their useless minds rule over them. That's why they do all sorts of indecent things.

The Lord also brings charges against the people of Judah, the descendants of Jacob. He will punish them for what they have done.

My voice will be heard everywhere on earth, accusing nations of their crimes and sentencing the guilty to death.

Then I thought to myself, “These common people act like fools, and they have never learned what the Lord their God demands of them.

Everyone of every nation, the entire earth, and all its creatures, come here and listen!

I, the Lord, invite you to come and talk it over. Your sins are scarlet red, but they will be whiter than snow or wool.

If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

If you have ears, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. Whoever wins the victory will not be hurt by the second death.

even though you don't really know him. If I said I didn't know him, I would be a liar, just like all of you. But I know him, and I do what he says.

And here you are, telling me not to preach!

Listen, you priests! Pay attention, Israel! Listen, you members of the royal family. Justice was your duty. But at Mizpah and Mount Tabor you trapped the people.

Zedekiah, I promise that you won't die in battle.

I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, and you kings of Judah and you people of Jerusalem had better pay attention. I am going to bring so much trouble on this valley that everyone who hears about it will be shocked.

“We ask you women to pay attention to what the Lord says. We will teach you a funeral song that you can teach your daughters and friends:

So you must say to them: People of Judah, I am the Lord your God, but you have refused to obey me, and you didn't change when I punished you. And now, you no longer even pretend to be faithful to me.

Everyone is greedy and dishonest, whether poor or rich. Even the prophets and priests cannot be trusted.

If you tremble when the Lord speaks, listen to what he says: “Some of your own people hate and reject you because of me. They make fun and say, ‘Let the Lord show his power! Let us see him make you truly happy.’ But those who say these things will be terribly ashamed.”

The Lord has chosen the year and the day, when he will take revenge and come to Zion's defense.

You rulers of Jerusalem do nothing but sneer; now you must listen to what the Lord says.

Listen, people of Jerusalem and of Judah! You be the judge of me and my vineyard.

You are no better than the leaders and people of Sodom and Gomorrah! So listen to the Lord God:

Micaiah replied: Listen to this! I also saw the Lord seated on his throne with every creature in heaven gathered around him.

You falsely accuse others and tell lies in court; sin and trouble are the names of your children.

You don't know how to live in peace or to be fair with others. The roads you make are crooked; your followers cannot find peace.

The Lord replied: Lies come from the mouths of my people, like arrows from a bow. With each dishonest deed their power increases, and not one of them will admit that I am God.

Everyone in Israel and Judah is guilty. But I, the Lord All-Powerful, their holy God, have not abandoned them.

Listen, you leaders and everyone else in the land. Has anything like this ever happened before?

Don't worship foreign gods or bow down to gods you know nothing about.

I will take you to court and accuse you and your descendants *

And so I will purify the hearts of my people just as gold is purified in a furnace. I have no other choice.

Ever since I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I have been telling your people to obey me. But you and your ancestors

Jerusalem, you prostitute, listen to me.

Your evil deeds are the reason you won't return to me, your Lord God. And your constant craving for sex keeps you from knowing me.

Even before Jacob was born, he cheated his brother, and when he grew up, he fought against God.

People of Israel, I rescued you from Egypt. Now listen to my judgment against you.




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