Hosea 4:2

“By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.”

"By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood." - Hosea 4:2
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What does Hosea 4:2 mean?

Hosea 4:2 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the prophet Hosea is admonishing the people of Israel…

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The Consequences of a Broken Covenant: Reflections on Hosea 4:2

In the book of Hosea, the prophet confronts the waywardness of Israel, revealing a nation that has lost its way, spiritually and morally. His words echo through time, urging us to consider the cost of forsaking God’s commandments. Hosea 4:2 states, "By swearing, and lying, and…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Righteousness

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with heavy hearts, filled with the sorrow of the world around us. As we reflect on the words of Hosea 4:2, ‘By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood,’ we realize…

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Hosea 4:2 - "By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood."
Hosea 2:4 - "And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms."
"And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms." - Hosea 2:4
Hosea 4:4 - "Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest."
Hosea 1:2 - "The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD."
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 4:17 - "Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone."
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 4:8 - "They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."
Hosea 4:19 - "The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices."
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."
Hosea 4:1-2 - "Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed."
Hosea 1:2-11;2:14;3:5
"Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone." - Hosea 4:17
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 2:22 - "And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel."
Hosea 2:1 - "Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah."
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."
Use this verse to create an expressing for Black people art: ‭Hoshĕa (Hosea) 4:1-2 TS2009‬ [1] Hear the word of יהוה, you children of Yisra’ĕl, for יהוה has a case against the inhabitants of the land: “For there is no truth or loving-commitment or knowledge of Elohim in the land. [2] “Swearing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery have increased. And bloodshed follows bloodshed.
"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."
Create a black history art piece using this verse ‭Hoshĕa (Hosea) 4:1-2 TS2009‬ [1] Hear the word of יהוה, you children of Yisra’ĕl, for יהוה has a case against the inhabitants of the land: “For there is no truth or loving-commitment or knowledge of Elohim in the land. [2] “Swearing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery have increased. And bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Hosea 5:2 - "And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all."
Hosea 9:2 - "The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her."