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Hosea 4:3-5

King James Version (KJV)

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3. Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. 4. Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people [are] as they 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 thy mother.

Hosea 4:3-5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hosea 4:3

Theological / Devotional

Therefore. The sufferings listed (vs. 3-5) are stated to be a result of the sins of Israel, particularly of those mentioned in v. 12.

Shall the land mourn. Compare Isa. 33:9.

Beasts. On account of his sin man has brought suffering upon the animal world. Compare Rom. 8:19-23.

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