Hosea 4:15

“Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.”

"Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth." - Hosea 4:15
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What does Hosea 4:15 mean?

"Hosea 4:15 (KJV) states, "Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The Lord liveth." The book of Hosea is a prophetic book in the Old Testament that reflects the relationship between…

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The Call to Righteousness Amidst Unfaithfulness

In the book of Hosea, we find a powerful and heart-wrenching call from God through the prophet Hosea to His people. Our focus today is on Hosea 4:15, where we read: "Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to…

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A Prayer for Faithfulness and Integrity

Heavenly Father, As we come before You in prayer, we are reminded of the profound truths revealed in Your Word, especially in Hosea 4:15, where You express both Your hurt and Your desire for our faithfulness. "Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and…

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Hosea 4:15 - "¶ Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth."
Ephesians 4:1-5
Hosea 4:4 - "Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest."
Hosea 4:17 - "Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone."
Hosea 2:4 - "And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms."
Hosea 4:8 - "They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."
Hosea 7:15 - "Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me."
Hosea 5:15 - "¶ I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early."
Hosea 2:14-15 – "Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her."
Hosea 2:14-15 – "Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her."
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."
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."
"Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone." - Hosea 4:17
Hosea 10:15 - "So shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off."
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 4:5 - "Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother."
Hosea 7:4 - "They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened."
Hosea 9:15 - "All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters."
"Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest." - Hosea 4:4
"Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart." - Hosea 4:11
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."
"They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity." - Hosea 4:8
Hosea 4:1 - "Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land."
Hosea 3:4 - "For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:"
Hosea 11:4 - "I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them."