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Hosea 4:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.”

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

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.

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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.

“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:

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.

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

Jerusalem, you prostitute, listen to me.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

And here you are, telling me not to preach!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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




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