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God’s Controversy with Israel

  1 aListen° to the word° of the LORD°, O sons° of Israel°,
  For the LORD° has a bcase° against° the inhabitants° of the land°,
  Because° there° is cno° Ifaithfulness° or IIkindness°
  Or dknowledge° of God° in the land°.
  2 [There is] aswearing°, bdeception°, cmurder°, dstealing° and eadultery°.
  They employ° violence°, so that fbloodshed° Ifollows° bloodshed°.
  3 Therefore°° the land° amourns°,
  And everyone° who lives° in it languishes°
  Along with the beasts° of the field° and the birds° of the sky°,
  And also° the fish° of the sea° Idisappear°.

[1] IOr truth IIOr loyalty aHo 5:1 bHo 12:2; Mi 6:2 cIs 59:4; Jr 7:28 dJr 4:22
[2] ILit touches aDt 5:11; Ho 10:4 bHo 7:3; 10:13; 11:12 cGn 4:8; Ho 6:9 dDt 5:19; Ho 7:1 eDt 5:18; Ho 7:4 fHo 6:8; 12:14
[3] ILit are taken away aIs 24:4; 33:9; Am 5:16; Zp 1:3

  4 ¶ Yet° let no° one° Iafind° fault°, and let none°° offer° reproof°;
  For your people° are like those who bcontend° with the priest°.
  5 So you will astumble° by day°,
  And the prophet° also° will stumble° with you by night°;
  And I will destroy° your bmother°.
  6 aMy people° are destroyed° for lack° of knowledge°.
  Because° you have brejected° knowledge°,
  I also will creject° you from being My priest°.
  Since you have dforgotten° the elaw° of your God°,
  I also° will forget° your children°.

[4] ILit contend aEzk 3:26; Am 5:10, 13 bDt 17:12
[5] aEzk 14:3, 7; Ho 5:5 bJr 15:8; Ho 2:2, 5
[6] aIs 5:13 bHo 4:14; Mal 2:7, 8 cZc 11:8, 9, 15-17 dHo 2:13; 8:14; 13:6 eHo 8:1, 12

  7 ¶ The more they amultiplied°, the more° they sinned° against Me;
  I will bchange° their glory° into shame°.
  8 They afeed° on the Isin° of My people°
  And bdirect° their desire° toward° their iniquity°.
  9 And it will be, like people°, alike priest°;
  So I will bpunish° them for their ways°
  And repay° them for their deeds°.
  10 aThey will eat°, but not have° enough°;
  They will bplay° the harlot°, but not increase°,
  Because° they have Icstopped° giving° heed° to the LORD°.

[7] aHo 10:1; 13:6 bHab 2:16
[8] IOr sin offering aHo 10:13 bIs 56:11; Mi 3:11
[9] aIs 24:2; Jr 5:31 bHo 8:13; 9:9
[10] ILit forsaken giving heed; or forsaken the LORD to practice (v 11) harlotry aLv 26:26; Is 65:13; Mi 6:14 bHo 7:4 cHo 9:17

  11 ¶ Harlotry°, awine° and new° wine° take° away the Iunderstanding°.
  12 My people° aconsult° their wooden° idol, and their [diviner’s] wand° informs° them;
  For a spirit° of harlotry° has led° [them] astray°,
  And they have played° the harlot°, [departing] Ifrom their God°.
  13 They offer° sacrifices° on the atops° of the mountains°
  And Ibburn° incense° on the hills°,
  cUnder° oak°, poplar° and terebinth°,
  Because° their shade° is pleasant°.
  Therefore°° your daughters° play° the harlot°
  And your IIbrides° commit° adultery°.
  14 I will not punish° your daughters° when° they play° the harlot°
  Or your Ibrides° when° they commit° adultery°,
  For [the men] themselves° go° apart° with harlots°
  And offer° sacrifices° with atemple° prostitutes°;
  So the people° without° understanding° are IIruined°.

[11] ILit heart aPv 20:1; Is 5:12; 28:7
[12] ILit from under aIs 44:19; Jr 2:27
[13] IOr offer sacrifices IIOr daughters-in-law aJr 3:6 bHo 2:13; 11:2 cIs 1:29; Jr 2:20
[14] IOr daughters-in-law IILit thrust down aDt 23:17

  15 ¶ Though° you, Israel°, play° the harlot°,
  Do not let Judah° become° guilty°;
  Also do not go° to aGilgal°,
  Or go° up to Beth-aven°
  bAnd take° the oath°:
  “As the LORD° lives°!”
  16 Since° Israel° is astubborn°
  Like a stubborn° heifer°,
  ICan the LORD° now° bpasture° them
  Like a lamb° in a large° field°?
  17 Ephraim° is joined° to aidols°;
  bLet° him alone°.
  18 Their liquor° gone°,
  They play° the harlot° continually°;
  aTheir Irulers° dearly° love° shame°.
  19 aThe wind° wraps° them in its wings°,
  And they will be ashamed° because° of their sacrifices°.

[15] aHo 9:15; 12:11 bJr 5:2; 44:26; Am 8:14
[16] IOr Now the LORD will pasture...field aPs 78:8 bIs 5:17; 7:25
[17] aHo 13:2 bPs 81:12; Ho 4:4
[18] ILit shields aMi 3:11
[19] aHo 12:1; 13:15


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God's judgments against the sins of the people,

1 ¶ Hearºª the wordº of the LORD,º ye childrenº of Israel:º for² the LORDº hath a controversyº with² the inhabitantsºª of the land,º because² [there is] no² truth,º nor² mercy,º nor² knowledgeº of Godº in the land.º 2 By swearing,ºª and lying,ºª and killing,ºª and stealing,ºª and committing adultery,ºª they break out,ºª and bloodº touchethºª blood.º 3 Therefore²² shall the landº mourn,ºª and every one² that dwellethºª therein shall languish,ºª with the beastsº of the field,º and with the fowlsº of heaven;º yea, the fishesº of the seaº also² shall be taken away.ºª 4 Yet² let no² manº strive,ºª nor² reproveºª another:º for thy peopleº [are] as they that striveºª with the priest.º 5 Therefore shalt thou fallºª in the day,º and the prophetº also² shall fallºª with² thee in the night,º and I will destroyºª thy mother.º

[1] 1K 22:19; Is 1:10, 18; 3:13; 5:3; 28:14; 34:1, 8; 59:13; 66:5; Jr 2:4; 4:22, 28; 5:4; 6:13; 7:2, 3; 9:20; 19:3; 25:31; 34:4; Ho 12:2; Am 7:16; Mi 6:2; 7:2; Jn 8:55; Ro 1:28; 1Co 15:34; Rv 2:11, 29.
[2] Is 24:5; 48:1; 59:2, 12; Jr 5:1, 7, 26; 6:7; 7:6; 9:2; 23:10; Lm 4:13; Ezk 22:2, 25; Ho 5:2; 6:9; Mi 2:1; 3:2, 9; 6:10; 7:2; Zp 3:1; Zc 5:3; 7:9; Mt 23:35; Ac 7:52; 1Th 2:15; Rv 17:6.
[3] Is 24:4; Jr 4:25, 27; 12:4; Ezk 38:20; Jol 1:10; Am 1:2; 5:16; 8:8; Na 1:4; Zp 1:3.
[4] Dt 17:12; Jr 18:18; Ho 4:17; Am 5:13; 6:10; Mt 7:3.
[5] Is 9:13; 50:1; Jr 6:4, 12; 8:10; 14:15; 15:8; 23:9; 50:12; Ezk 13:9; 14:8; 16:44; Ho 2:2; 9:7; Mi 3:5; Zc 11:8; 13:2; Ga 4:26.

and of the priests,

6 ¶ My peopleº are destroyedºª for lack²² of knowledge:º because² thou² hast rejectedºª knowledge,º I will also rejectºª thee, that thou shalt be no priestºª² to me: seeing thou hast forgottenºª the lawº of thy God,º I² will also² forgetºª thy children.º 7 As they were increased,¹² so² they sinnedºª against me: [therefore] will I changeºª their gloryº into shame.º 8 They eat upºª the sinº of my people,º and they setºª their heartº on² their iniquity.º 9 And there shall be,² like people,º like priest:º and I will punishºª² them for their ways,º and rewardºª them their doings.º 10 For they shall eat,ºª and not² have enough:ºª they shall commit whoredom,ºª and shall not² increase:ºª because² they have left offºª to take heedºª² to the LORD.º 11 Whoredomº and wineº and new wineº take awayºª the heart.º

[6] 1S 2:12, 28; 3:12; 2K 17:16; 2Ch 15:3; Jb 36:12; Ps 119:61, 139; Pv 1:30; 19:2; Is 1:3; 3:12; 5:13; 17:10; 27:11; 28:7; 45:20; 56:10; Jr 2:8; 4:22; 5:3, 21; 8:7, 8; Ho 1:6; 4:1, 12; 6:6; 8:14; 13:6; Zc 11:8, 15; Mal 2:1, 7, 9; Mt 15:3, 14; 21:41; 23:16; Mk 12:8; Lk 20:16; 2Co 4:3.
[7] 1S 2:30; Ezr 9:7; Jr 2:26; Ho 4:10; 5:1; 6:9; 13:6, 14; Mal 2:9; Php 3:19.
[8] Lv 6:26; 7:6; 1S 2:29; Ps 24:4; 25:1; Is 56:11; Ezk 14:3, 7; Mi 3:11; Mal 1:10; Ro 16:18; Tit 1:11; 2P 2:3.
[9] Ps 109:17; Pv 5:22; Is 3:10; 9:14; 24:2; Jr 5:31; 8:10; 23:11; Ezk 22:26; Ho 1:4; Zc 1:6; Mt 15:14.
[10] Lv 26:26; 2Ch 24:17; Ps 36:3; 125:5; Pv 13:25; Is 65:13; Jr 34:15; Ezk 18:24; Ho 4:14; 9:11; Mi 6:14; Zp 1:6; Hg 1:6; Mal 2:1; 2P 2:20.
[11] Pv 6:32; 20:1; 23:27; Ec 7:7; Is 5:12; 28:7; Ho 4:12; Lk 21:34; Ro 13:11.

and against their idolatry.

12 ¶ My peopleº ask¹ª counsel² at their stocks,º and their staffº declarethºª unto them: for² the spiritº of whoredomsº hath caused [them] to err,ºª and they have gone a whoringºª from under²² their God.º 13 They sacrificeºª upon² the topsº of the mountains,º and burn incenseºª upon² the hills,º under² oaksº and poplarsº and elms,º because² the shadowº thereof [is] good:º therefore²² your daughtersº shall commit whoredom,ºª and your spousesº shall commit adultery.ºª 14 I will not² punishºª² your daughtersº when² they commit whoredom,ºª nor your spousesº when² they commit adultery:ºª for² themselves² are separatedºª with² whores,ºª and they sacrificeºª with² harlots:º therefore the peopleº [that] doth not² understandºª shall fall.ºª

[12] Lv 17:7; 20:5; Nu 15:39; Dt 31:16; 2Ch 21:13; Ps 73:27; Is 44:18; Jr 2:27; 3:1; 10:8; Ezk 16:1; 21:21; 23:1; Ho 5:4; 9:1; Mi 2:11; Hab 2:19; 2Th 2:9.
[13] 2S 12:10; Jb 31:9; Is 1:29; 57:5, 7; Jr 3:6, 13; Ezk 6:13; 16:16, 25; 20:28; Am 7:17; Ro 1:23.
[14] 1K 14:23; 15:12; 2K 23:7; Pv 28:5; Is 1:5; 44:18; 56:11; Dn 12:10; Ho 4:1, 5, 17; 14:9; Jn 8:43; Ro 3:11; 1Co 6:16; Ep 4:18; He 12:8.

Judah is exhorted to take warning by Israel's calamity.

15 ¶ Though² thou,² Israel,º play the harlot,ºª [yet] let not² Judahº offend;ºª and comeºª not² ye unto Gilgal,º neither² go ye upºª to Bethaven,º nor² swear,ºª The LORDº liveth.º 16 For² Israelº slideth backºª as a backslidingºª heifer:º now² the LORDº will feedºª them as a lambº in a large place.º 17 Ephraimº [is] joinedºª to idols:º let him alone.¹ª² 18 Their drinkº is sour:ºª they have committed whoredom¹ª continually:ºª her rulersº [with] shameº do love,ºª Giveºª ye. 19 The windº hath bound her upºª² in her wings,º and they shall be ashamedºª because of their sacrifices.º²

[15] 1K 12:28; 2K 17:18; Is 48:1; Jr 3:6, 10; 5:2; Ezk 20:39; 23:4; Ho 4:12; 5:8; 9:15; 10:5, 8; 11:12; 12:11; Am 4:4; 5:5; 6:10; 8:14; Zp 1:5; Lk 12:47; Ep 5:11.
[16] Lv 26:33; 1S 15:11; Is 7:21; 22:18; Jr 3:6, 8, 11; 5:6; 7:24; 8:5; 14:7; Ho 11:7; Zc 7:11.
[17] Ps 81:12; Ho 4:4; 11:2; 12:1; 13:2; Mt 15:14; Rv 22:11.
[18] Ex 23:8; Dt 16:19; 32:32; 1S 8:3; 12:3; 2K 17:7; Ps 47:9; Pv 30:15; Is 1:21; Jr 2:21; Ho 4:2, 10; Am 5:12; Mi 3:11; 7:3.
[19] Is 1:29; 42:17; Jr 2:26, 36; 3:24; 4:11; 17:13; 51:1; Ho 10:6; Zc 5:9.


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