Hosea 4:1–7

*aHear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel:

For aathe Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land,

Because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor bknowledge of God in the land.

2  cBy swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out,

And †blood toucheth blood.

3  Therefore dshall the land mourn,

And deevery one that dwelleth therein fshall languish,

eghWith the beasts of the field, and ehwith the fowls of heaven;

Yea, ehthe fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

4  Yet ilet no man strive, nor reprove another:

For kthy people are as lthey that strive with the priest.

5  Therefore shalt thou fall in the day,

And the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night,

And I will †destroy mthy mother.

6  My people are †destroyed nfor lack of knowledge:

Because thou hast rejected knowledge,

I will also reject thee, that othou shalt be no priest to me:

Seeing pthou hast forgotten the law of thy God,

I will also forget thy children.

7  qAs they were increased, so they sinned against me:

rTherefore will I change their glory into shame.