Hosea 5:4

Punishment Coming for Israel and Judah

⁴ "They ₁ do not direct their deeds
Toward turning to their God,
For _e the spirit of harlotry is in their midst,
And they do not know the LORD.

Cross References
Hosea 4:12
My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, And their staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray, And they have played the harlot against their God.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Hosea 5:4

Strong's Concordance

Hosea 5:4

They will not frameH5414 their doingsH4611 to turnH7725 unto their God:H430 for the spiritH7307 of whoredomsH2183 is in the midstH7130 of them, and they have not knownH3045 the LORD.H3068

Notes

They do not direct their deeds Toward turning to their God, For the spirit of harlotry is in their midst, And they do not know the LORD.

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