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Hosea 4:6 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Hosea 4:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 4 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. destroyed: Heb. cut off”
Hosea 4:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (מִבְּלִי הַדָּעַת)—Not ignorance but rejection: because thou hast rejected knowledge (מָאַסְתָּ דָּעַת). The priests failed to teach Torah, causing national ruin. Knowledge (דַּעַת, da'at) is covenant relationship, not mere information—the same 'knowing' of marriage intimacy. Thou hast forgotten the law of thy God (תּוֹרַת אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּשְׁכָּח)—deliberate amnesia, not accidental. God's response is measure-for-measure: I will also forget thy children. Hosea indicts the religious establishment: priestly corruption produced spiritual famine (Amos 8:1...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 4:6
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“and their multitudes are parched with thirst.”
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“and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”
“it is veiled in those who perish;”
“you children of Israel; for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.,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., שִׁמְעוּ דְבַר־יְהוָה בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי רִיב לַיהוָה עִם־יוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ כִּי אֵין־אֱמֶת וְאֵין־חֶסֶד וְאֵין־דַּעַת אֱלֹהִים בָּאָרֶץ׃ ,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.,ἀκούσατε λόγον κυρίου υἱοὶ ισραηλ διότι κρίσις τῷ κυρίῳ πρὸς τοὺς κατοικοῦντας τὴν γῆν διότι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀλήθεια οὐδὲ ἔλεος οὐδὲ ἐπίγνωσις θεοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.,,,,”
“and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”
“They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.”
“and have not remembered the rock of your strength. Therefore you plant pleasant plants”
“and it will devour its fortresses.,For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof., וַיִּשְׁכַּח יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־עֹשֵׂהוּ וַיִּבֶן הֵיכָלוֹת וִיהוּדָה הִרְבָּה עָרִים בְּצֻרוֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־אֵשׁ בְּעָרָיו וְאָכְלָה אַרְמְנֹתֶיהָ׃ ס ,For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, And builded palaces, And Judah hath multiplied fortified cities; But I will send a fire upon his cities, And it shall devour the castles thereof.,καὶ ἐπελάθετο ισραηλ τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτὸν καὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν τεμένη καὶ ιουδας ἐπλήθυνεν πόλεις τετειχισμένας καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ πῦρ εἰς τὰς πόλεις αὐτοῦ καὶ καταφάγεται τὰ θεμέλια αὐτῶν,And Israel has forgotten him that made him, and they have built fanes, and Juda has multiplied walled cities: but I will send fire on his cities, and it shall devour their foundations.,,,,”
“and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.”