Hosea 4:1
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“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 4:1
What Does Hosea 4:1 Mean?
Hosea 4:1 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 4, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hosea 4:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 28:9“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”Hosea 4:6“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”Genesis 6:13“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”Genesis 6:11“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”Jeremiah 4:22“For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”Jeremiah 25:31“A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.”Hosea 6:6“For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”Micah 6:2“Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.”Proverbs 3:3“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”Proverbs 6:17“A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,”Isaiah 3:13“The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.”Isaiah 24:20“The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.”Isaiah 27:8“In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.”Isaiah 59:8“The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.”Jeremiah 9:3“And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.”Hosea 12:2“The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.”Matthew 21:33“Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:”1 Corinthians 15:34“Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.”1 Timothy 1:10“For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;”Isaiah 1:18“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
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