Hosea 4:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You encourage others to sin, so you can stuff yourselves on their sin offerings.

Cross References

2 Kings 12:16

The fines that had to be paid along with the sacrifices to make things right and the sacrifices for sin did not go to the temple. This money belonged only to the priests.

Psalm 24:4

Only those who do right for the right reasons, and don't worship idols or tell lies under oath.

Psalm 25:1

I offer you my heart, LORD God,

Isaiah 56:11

You stupid leaders are a pack of hungry and greedy dogs that never get enough. You are shepherds who ill-treat your own sheep for selfish gain.

Ezekiel 14:3

Ezekiel, son of man, these men have started worshipping idols, though they know it will cause them to sin even more. So I refuse to give them a message!

Ezekiel 14:7

Suppose one of you Israelites or a foreigner living in Israel rejects me and starts worshipping idols. If you then go to a prophet to find out what I say, I will answer

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 12:8

You say to yourself, “I'm rich! I earned it all on my own, without committing a sin.”

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return! Come back to the LORD, your God. Sin has made you fall.

Leviticus 6:22

Each of Aaron's descendants who is ordained as a priest must perform this ceremony and make sure that the bread is completely burnt on the altar. None of it may be eaten!

Leviticus 6:26

The priest who offers this sacrifice must eat it in the sacred courtyard of the sacred tent,

Micah 3:11

You leaders accept bribes for dishonest decisions. You priests and prophets teach and preach, but only for money. Then you say, “The LORD is on our side. No harm will come to us.”

Malachi 1:10

I wish someone would lock the doors of my temple, so you would stop wasting time building fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you priests, and I refuse to accept any more of your offerings.

Romans 16:18

They want to serve themselves and not Christ the Lord. Their flattery and fancy talk fool people who don't know any better.

Titus 1:11

But you must make them be quiet. They are after money, and they upset whole families by teaching what they should not.

2 Peter 2:3

They will be greedy and cheat you with smooth talk. But long ago God decided to punish them, and God doesn't sleep.