Hosea 5:4

New American Bible - revised edition

Their deeds do not allow them to return to their God; For the spirit of prostitution is in them, and they do not know the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 78:8

They were not to be like their ancestors, a rebellious and defiant generation, A generation whose heart was not constant, and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalm 9:10

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.

Jeremiah 50:38

A drought upon the waters, and they dry up! For it is a land of idols, soon made frantic by phantoms.

Jeremiah 9:24

See, days are coming—oracle of the Lord—when I will demand an account of all those circumcised in the foreskin:

Jeremiah 9:6

Therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: I will refine them and test them; how else should I deal with the daughter of my people?

Hosea 13:13

The birth pangs will come for him, but this is an unwise child, Who, when it is time, does not present himself at the mouth of the womb.

Hosea 4:1

Hear the word of the Lord, Israelites, for the Lord has a dispute with the inhabitants of the land: There is no fidelity, no loyalty, no knowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:11

to prostitution. Aged wine and new wine take away understanding.

Hosea 4:12

My people consult their piece of wood, and their wand makes pronouncements for them, For the spirit of prostitution has led them astray; they prostitute themselves, forsaking their God.

Hosea 4:14

I will not punish your daughters for their prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law for their adultery, Because the men themselves consort with prostitutes, and with temple women they offer sacrifice! Thus a people without understanding comes to ruin.

Hosea 4:6

My people are ruined for lack of knowledge! Since you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from serving as my priest; Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Hosea 7:11

Ephraim is like a dove, silly and senseless; They call upon Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Hosea 8:11

When Ephraim made many altars to expiate sin, they became altars for sinning.

John 16:3

They will do this because they have not known either the Father or me.

John 8:55

You do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I would be like you a liar. But I do know him and I keep his word.

1 Samuel 2:12

Now the sons of Eli were wicked; they had respect neither for the Lord