Hosea 5:4

Modern English Version

Their deeds do not allow them to return to their God; for a spirit of harlotry is in their midst, and they do not know the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 78:8

and that they may not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not set its heart aright, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalm 9:10

Those who know Your name will put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.

Jeremiah 50:38

A drought is against her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is the land of graven images, and they are mad over their idols.

Jeremiah 9:24

but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, says the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:6

Your habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, says the Lord.

Hosea 13:13

The pains of childbirth come for him. He is an unwise son, for he does not present himself at the opening of the womb.

Hosea 4:1

Hear the word of the Lord, O Israelites, for the Lord has a dispute with the inhabitants of the land: There is no truth or mercy, and no knowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:11

harlotry; wine and new wine take away understanding.

Hosea 4:12

My people seek counsel from their wood, and their staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has led them astray, and they have played the whore in defiance of their God.

Hosea 4:14

I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men separate themselves with whores, and they sacrifice with cult prostitutes. A people without understanding will come to ruin.

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from being My priest. And because you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Hosea 7:11

Ephraim is like a dove, silly and without sense; they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Hosea 8:11

Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin, they have become to him altars for sinning.

John 16:3

They will do these things to you, because they have not known the Father nor Me.

John 8:55

Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. If I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you. But I know Him and keep His word.

1 Samuel 2:12

Now the sons of Eli were corrupt. They did not know the Lord.