Hosea 4:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Genesis 4:8

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

Isaiah 24:5

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

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.

Jeremiah 51:5

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

Jeremiah 6:7

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

Lamentations 4:13

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

Ezekiel 7:23

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

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 10:4

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

Hosea 11:12

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

Hosea 12:14

Israel, I will make you pay for your terrible sins and for insulting me.

Hosea 5:2

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

Hosea 6:8

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

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.

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.

Hosea 7:3

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

Hosea 7:4

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

Micah 3:2

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

Micah 3:9

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

Micah 6:10

You store up stolen treasures and use dishonest scales.

Micah 7:2

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

Zephaniah 3:1

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

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.

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.

Acts 7:52

Is there one prophet that your ancestors didn't ill-treat? 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.

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.

1 Thessalonians 2:15

Those Jews 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.

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,