Hosea 4:2

Contemporary English Version 1995

Cursing, dishonesty, murder, robbery, unfaithfulness— these happen all the time. Violence is everywhere.

Cross References

Hosea 6:9

You priests are like a gang of robbers in ambush. On the road to Shechem you murder and commit other horrible crimes.

1 Thessalonians 2:15

Those evil people killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and they even chased us away. God doesn't like what they do and neither does anyone else.

Micah 7:2

No one is loyal to God; no one does right. Everyone is brutal and eager to deceive everyone else.

Hosea 7:1

and to heal its wounds. But then I see the crimes in Israel and Samaria. Everyone is deceitful; robbers roam the streets.

Jeremiah 6:7

Evil pours from your city like water from a spring. Sounds of injustice and violence echo within your walls; victims are everywhere, wounded and dying.

Revelation 17:6

I could tell that the woman was drunk on the blood of God's people who had given their lives for Jesus. This surprising sight amazed me,

Acts 7:52

Is there one prophet that your ancestors didn't mistreat? They killed the prophets who told about the coming of the One Who Obeys God. And now you have turned against him and killed him.

Matthew 23:35

That's why you will be held guilty for the murder of every good person, beginning with the good man Abel. This also includes Barachiah's son Zechariah, the man you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Zechariah 5:3

Then he told me: This scroll puts a curse on everyone in the land who steals or tells lies. The writing on one side tells about the destruction of those who steal, while the writing on the other side tells about the destruction of those who lie.

Zephaniah 3:1

Too bad for that disgusting, corrupt, and lawless city!

Micah 6:10

You store up stolen treasures and use dishonest scales.

Micah 3:9

So listen to my message, you rulers of Israel! You hate justice and twist the truth.

Micah 3:2

but you prefer to do evil instead of what is right. You skin my people alive. You strip off their flesh,

Hosea 12:14

Israel, I will make you pay for your violent crimes and for insulting me.

Hosea 10:4

Israel, you break treaties and don't keep promises; you turn justice into poisonous weeds where healthy plants should grow.

Hosea 7:3

The king and his officials take great pleasure in their sin and deceit.

Hosea 5:2

At the place of worship you were a treacherous pit, and I will punish you.

Lamentations 4:13

Jerusalem was punished because her prophets and her priests had sinned and caused the death of innocent victims.

Isaiah 48:1

People of Israel, you come from Jacob's family and the tribe of Judah. You claim to worship me, the Lord God of Israel, but you are lying.

Isaiah 24:5

The earth is polluted because its people disobeyed the laws of God, breaking their agreement that was to last forever.

Genesis 4:8

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let's go for a walk.” And when they were out in a field, Cain attacked and killed him.

Deuteronomy 5:11

Do not misuse my name. I am the Lord your God, and I will punish anyone who misuses my name.

Deuteronomy 5:18

Be faithful in marriage.

Deuteronomy 5:19

Do not steal.

Jeremiah 51:5

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

Ezekiel 7:23

Your whole country is in confusion! Murder and violence are everywhere in Israel,

Hosea 6:8

Everyone in Gilead is evil; your hands are stained with the blood of victims.

Hosea 7:4

Everyone burns with desire— they are like coals in an oven, ready to burst into flames.

Hosea 10:13

You have planted evil, harvested injustice, and eaten the fruit of your lies. You trusted your own strength and your powerful forces.

Hosea 11:12

Israel is deceitful to me, their loyal and holy God; they surround me with lies, and Judah worships other gods.