Hosea 4:1

New Century Version

People of Israel, listen to the Lord’s message. The Lord has this against you who live in the land: “The people are not true, not loyal to God, nor do those who live in the land even know him.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:19

But Micaiah said, “Hear the message from the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with his heavenly army standing near him on his right and on his left.

Psalm 81:9

You must not have foreign gods; you must not worship any false god.

Isaiah 1:10

Jerusalem, your rulers are like those of Sodom, and your people are like those of Gomorrah. Hear the word of the Lord; listen to the teaching of our God!

Isaiah 1:18

The Lord says, “Come, let us talk about these things. Though your sins are like scarlet, they can be as white as snow. Though your sins are deep red, they can be white like wool.

Isaiah 28:14

So listen to the Lord’s message, you who brag, you leaders in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 34:1

All you nations, come near and listen. Pay attention, you peoples! The earth and all the people in it should listen, the world and everything in it.

Isaiah 34:8

The Lord has chosen a time for punishment. He has chosen a year when people must pay for the wrongs they did to Jerusalem.

Isaiah 5:3

My friend says, “You people living in Jerusalem, and you people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.

Isaiah 59:4

People take each other to court unfairly, and no one tells the truth in arguing his case. They accuse each other falsely and tell lies. They cause trouble and create more evil.

Isaiah 59:8

They don’t know how to live in peace, and there is no fairness in their lives. They are dishonest. Anyone who lives as they live will never have peace.

Isaiah 66:5

You people who obey the words of the Lord, listen to what he says: “Your brothers hated you and turned against you because you followed me. Your brothers said, ‘Let the Lord be honored so we may see you rejoice,’ but they will be punished.

Jeremiah 11:7

I warned your ancestors to obey me when I brought them out of Egypt. I have warned them again and again to this very day: “Obey me!”

Jeremiah 19:3

Say, ‘Kings of Judah and people of Jerusalem, listen to this message from the Lord. This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: I will soon bring a disaster on this place that will amaze and frighten everyone who hears about it.

Jeremiah 2:4

Hear the word of the Lord, family of Jacob, all you family groups of Israel.

Jeremiah 2:9

“So now I will again tell what I have against you,” says the Lord. “And I will tell what I have against your grandchildren.

Jeremiah 25:31

The noise will spread all over the earth, because the Lord will accuse all the nations. He will judge and tell what is wrong with all people, and he will kill the evil people with a sword,’ ” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 34:4

But, Zedekiah king of Judah, listen to the promise of the Lord. This is what the Lord says about you: You will not be killed with a sword.

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord says, “My people are foolish. They do not know me. They are stupid children; they don’t understand. They are skillful at doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

Jeremiah 4:28

So the people in the land will cry loudly, and the sky will grow dark, because I have spoken and will not change my mind. I have made a decision, and I will not change it.”

Jeremiah 5:4

But I thought, “These are only the poor, foolish people. They have not learned the way of the Lord and what their God wants them to do.

Jeremiah 51:5

The Lord God All-Powerful did not leave Israel and Judah, even though they were completely guilty in the presence of the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 6:13

“Everyone, from the least important to the greatest, is greedy for money. Even the prophets and priests all tell lies.

Jeremiah 7:28

So say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the Lord its God. These people do nothing when I correct them. They do not tell the truth; it has disappeared from their lips.

Jeremiah 9:20

Now, women of Judah, listen to the word of the Lord ; open your ears to hear the words of his mouth. Teach your daughters how to cry loudly. Teach one another a funeral song.

Jeremiah 9:3

“They use their tongues like a bow, shooting lies from their mouths like arrows. Lies, not truth, have grown strong in the land. They go from one evil thing to another. They do not know who I am,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:7

So this is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “I will test the people of Judah as a person tests metal in a fire. I have no other choice, because my people have sinned.

Ezekiel 16:35

“ ‘So, prostitute, hear the word of the Lord.

Hosea 12:2

The Lord also has some things against Judah. He will punish Israel for what they have done; he will give them what they deserve.

Hosea 12:3

Their ancestor Jacob held on to his brother’s heel while the two of them were being born. When he grew to be a man, he wrestled with God.

Hosea 5:1

“Listen, you priests. Pay attention, people of Israel. Listen, royal family, because you will all be judged. You have been like a trap at Mizpah and like a net spread out at Mount Tabor.

Hosea 5:4

“They will not give up their deeds and return to their God. They are determined to be unfaithful to me; they do not know the Lord.

Joel 1:2

Elders, listen to this message. Listen to me, all you who live in the land. Nothing like this has ever happened during your lifetime or during your ancestors’ lifetimes.

Amos 3:1

Listen to this word that the Lord has spoken against you, people of Israel, against the whole family he brought out of Egypt.

Amos 7:16

So listen to the Lord’s word. You tell me, ‘Don’t prophesy against Israel, and stop prophesying against the descendants of Isaac.’

Micah 6:2

Mountains, listen to the Lord’s legal case. Foundations of the earth, listen. The Lord has a legal case against his people, and he will accuse Israel.”

John 8:55

You don’t really know him, but I know him. If I said I did not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey what he says.

Romans 1:28

People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed them to have their own worthless thinking and to do things they should not do.

1 Corinthians 15:34

Come back to your right way of thinking and stop sinning. Some of you do not know God—I say this to shame you.

Revelation 2:11

“Everyone who has ears should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. Those who win the victory will not be hurt by the second death.

Revelation 2:29

Everyone who has ears should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.