Hosea 4:13

“They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.”

"They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery." - Hosea 4:13
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What does Hosea 4:13 mean?

Hosea 4:13 (KJV) states: "They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery." This verse is…

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Shadows of Idolatry: A Call to Return to True Worship

In the book of Hosea, we encounter the poignant and often heart-wrenching message from God through His prophet. Hosea 4:13 (KJV) states, "They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Righteousness

O Lord Most High, Sovereign Creator of heaven and earth, we come before You with humble hearts, acknowledging Your greatness and our need for Your guidance. In the words of Hosea 4:13, we are reminded of the folly of our ways: "They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and…

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Hosea 4:13 - "They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery."
Hosea 13:4 - "Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me."
Hosea 13:12 - "The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid."
Hosea 13:5 - "¶ I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought."
Hosea 4:4 - "Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest."
Hosea 12:13 - "And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved."
Hosea 13:9 - "¶ O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help."
Hosea 4:17 - "Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone."
Hosea 13:7 - "Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:"
Hosea 13:13 - "The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children."
Hosea 2:4 - "And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms."
Hosea 13:11 - "I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath."
Hosea 4:8 - "They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."
"Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me." - Hosea 13:4
Hosea 13:6 - "According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me."
Hosea 9:13 - "Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer."
Hosea 13:1 - "When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died."
Hosea 4:19 - "The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices."
Hosea 4:2 - "By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood."
Hosea 4:7 - "As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame."
"The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid." - Hosea 13:12
Hosea 4:16 - "For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place."
Hosea 4:9 - "And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings."
Hosea 14:4 - "¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him."
Hosea 13:3 - "Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney."
"Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone." - Hosea 4:17
"¶ I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought." - Hosea 13:5
Hosea 10:4 - "They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field."
Hosea 8:13 - "They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt."