Hosea 5:4

God's Word

“The wicked things that the people have done keep them from returning to their God. They have a spirit of prostitution, and they don’t know the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 78:8

Then they will not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation. Their hearts were not loyal. Their spirits were not faithful to God.

Psalm 9:10

Those who know your name trust you, O Lord, because you have never deserted those who seek your help.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them the desire to know that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will wholeheartedly come back to me.

Jeremiah 50:38

A drought will diminish their water supply, and it will dry up. Babylon is a land of idols, statues that will go crazy with fear.

Jeremiah 9:24

If they want to brag, they should brag that they understand and know me. They should brag that I, the Lord, act out of love, righteousness, and justice on the earth. This kind of bragging pleases me, declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:6

Oppression follows oppression. Deceit follows deceit. They refuse to acknowledge me,” declares the Lord.

Hosea 13:13

They have the opportunity to live again, but they are not smart enough to take it. They are like a baby who is about to be born but won’t come out of its mother’s womb.

Hosea 4:1

Listen to the Lord’s word, you Israelites. The Lord has brought these charges against those who live in the land: “There is no faith, no love, and no knowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:11

Prostitutes, old wine, and new wine have robbed them of their senses.

Hosea 4:12

My people ask their wooden idols for help. A piece of wood tells them what to do. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray. They commit adultery by giving themselves to other gods.

Hosea 4:14

Yet, I will not punish your daughters when they become prostitutes or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. The men go to prostitutes and offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes. These foolish people will be trampled.

Hosea 4:6

I will destroy my people because they are ignorant. You have refused to learn, so I will refuse to let you be my priests. You have forgotten the teachings of your God, so I will forget your children.

Hosea 7:11

Ephraim, you are like a silly, senseless dove. You call for Egypt and run to Assyria for help.

Hosea 8:11

“The more altars that the people of Ephraim build to make offerings to pay for their sins, the more places they have for sinning.

John 16:3

They will do these things to you because they haven’t known the Father or me.

John 8:55

Yet, you haven’t known him. However, I know him. If I would say that I didn’t know him, I would be a liar like all of you. But I do know him, and I do what he says.

1 Samuel 2:12

Eli’s sons, ⌞Hophni and Phinehas,⌟ were good-for-nothing priests; they had no faith in the Lord.