Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. Cross References Genesis 4:8Then Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let us go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. Deuteronomy 5:11 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain. Deuteronomy 5:18 You shall not commit adultery. Deuteronomy 5:19 You shall not steal. Isaiah 59:3 For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. Jeremiah 9:2 If only I had a traveler's lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people. Jeremiah 23:10 For the land is full of adulterers--because of the curse the land mourns, and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up--their course is evil and their power is misused. Jeremiah 51:5 For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel." Ezekiel 7:23 Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence. Ezekiel 22:9 Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency. Hosea 5:2 The rebels are deep in slaughter; but I will chastise all of them. Hosea 6:8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood. Hosea 6:9 Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities. Hosea 7:1 When I would heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim is exposed, with the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits rob in the streets. Hosea 7:3 They delight the king with their evil, the princes with their lies. Hosea 7:4 They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough. Hosea 10:4 They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. Hosea 10:13 You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men, Hosea 11:12 Ephraim surrounds me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One. Hosea 12:14 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt. Chapter Outline 1. God denounces judgments on Israel, for their aggravated impieties and iniquities.12. He exposes the ignorance and wickedness of the priests, 13. and moral dissolution of the people, 14. he will leave their wives and daughters to commit lewdness, without present punishment. 15. He warns Judah, not to imitate Israel's crimes, which are still further reproved. Jump to Previous Adultery Attacks Blood Bloodshed Boundaries Bounds Break Breaking Broken Causes Committing Cursing Death Deception Employ Faith Follows Houses Increased Killing Lying Married Murder Murdering Nought Property Stealing Swearing Touched Toucheth Touching Untrue Violence ViolentJump to Next Adultery Attacks Blood Bloodshed Boundaries Bounds Break Breaking Broken Causes Committing Cursing Death Deception Employ Faith Follows Houses Increased Killing Lying Married Murder Murdering Nought Property Stealing Swearing Touched Toucheth Touching Untrue Violence Violent |
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