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Hosea 5:5

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“The arrogance of Israel testifies against her; Israel and Ephraim will stumble under their load of guilt. Judah, too, will fall with them.

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Evil people will surely be punished, but the children of the godly will go free.

The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.

The wicked are crushed by disaster, but the godly have a refuge when they die.

The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

They look proudly around, casting disdainful glances.

For Jerusalem will stumble, and Judah will fall, because they speak out against the Lord and refuse to obey him. They provoke him to his face.

The very look on their faces gives them away. They display their sin like the people of Sodom and don’t even try to hide it. They are doomed! They have brought destruction upon themselves.

How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don’t know this, so they are all put to shame.

For our sins are piled up before God and testify against us. Yes, we know what sinners we are.

The people say, “Our wickedness has caught up with us, Lord, but help us for the sake of your own reputation. We have turned away from you and sinned against you again and again.

Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him. I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down.

Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord. Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises.

So you will stumble in broad daylight, and your false prophets will fall with you in the night. And I will destroy Israel, your mother.

I will be like a lion to Israel, like a strong young lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces! I will carry them off, and no one will be left to rescue them.

Their arrogance testifies against them, yet they don’t return to the Lord their God or even try to find him.

Israel has forgotten its Maker and built great palaces, and Judah has fortified its cities. Therefore, I will send down fire on their cities and will burn up their fortresses.”

“The virgin Israel has fallen, never to rise again! She lies abandoned on the ground, with no one to help her up.”

“But in saying that, you testify against yourselves that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

“‘You wicked servant!’ the king roared. ‘Your own words condemn you. If you knew that I’m a hard man who takes what isn’t mine and harvests crops I didn’t plant,




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