Hosea 7:3

New Living Translation

“The people entertain the king with their wickedness, and the princes laugh at their lies.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:13

Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.”

1 Kings 22:6

So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?” They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will give the king victory.”

Jeremiah 37:19

Where are your prophets now who told you the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land?

Jeremiah 5:31

the prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, my people like it that way! But what will you do when the end comes?

Jeremiah 9:2

Oh, that I could go away and forget my people and live in a travelers’ shack in the desert. For they are all adulterers— a pack of treacherous liars.

Hosea 10:13

“But you have cultivated wickedness and harvested a thriving crop of sins. You have eaten the fruit of lies— trusting in your military might, believing that great armies could make your nation safe.

Hosea 11:12

Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit, but Judah still obeys God and is faithful to the Holy One.

Hosea 4:2

You make vows and break them; you kill and steal and commit adultery. There is violence everywhere— one murder after another.

Hosea 5:11

The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment because they are determined to worship idols.

Hosea 7:5

On royal holidays, the princes get drunk with wine, carousing with those who mock them.

Micah 6:16

You keep only the laws of evil King Omri; you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab! Therefore, I will make an example of you, bringing you to complete ruin. You will be treated with contempt, mocked by all who see you.”

Micah 7:3

Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice.

Romans 1:32

They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.

1 John 4:5

Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s viewpoint, and the world listens to them.