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highlighted Hosea 12:14 NLT
But the people of Israel have bitterly provoked the LORD, so their Lord will now sentence them to death in payment for their sins.
Jun 29
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highlighted Hosea 12:13 NLT
Then by a prophet the LORD brought Jacob’s descendants out of Egypt; and by that prophet they were protected.
Jun 29
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highlighted Hosea 12:12 NLT
Jacob fled to the land of Aram, and there he earned a wife by tending sheep.
Jun 29
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highlighted Hosea 12:8 NLT
Israel boasts, “I am rich! I’ve made a fortune all by myself! No one has caught me cheating! My record is spotless!”
Jun 29
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highlighted Hosea 12:7 NLT
But no, the people are like crafty merchants selling from dishonest scales— they love to cheat.
Jun 29
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highlighted Hosea 12:4 NLT
Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him. There at Bethel he met God face to face, and God spoke to him—
Jun 29
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highlighted Hosea 12:1-3 NLT
The people of Israel feed on the wind; they chase after the east wind all day long. They pile up lies and violence; they are making an alliance with Assyria while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt. Now the LORD is bringing charges against Judah. He is about to punish Jacob for all his deceitful ways, and pay him back for all he has done. Even in the womb, Jacob struggled with his brother; when he became a man, he even fought with God.
Jun 29
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highlighted Hosea 11:11 NLT
Like a flock of birds, they will come from Egypt. Trembling like doves, they will return from Assyria. And I will bring them home again,” says the LORD.
Jun 28
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highlighted Hosea 11:10 NLT
For someday the people will follow me. I, the LORD, will roar like a lion. And when I roar, my people will return trembling from the west.
Jun 28
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highlighted Hosea 11:2 NLT
But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and burning incense to idols.
Jun 28
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highlighted Hosea 10:8 NLT
And the pagan shrines of Aven, the place of Israel’s sin, will crumble. Thorns and thistles will grow up around their altars. They will beg the mountains, “Bury us!” and plead with the hills, “Fall on us!”
Jun 27
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highlighted Hosea 9:15 NLT
The LORD says, “All their wickedness began at Gilgal; there I began to hate them. I will drive them from my land because of their evil actions. I will love them no more because all their leaders are rebels.
Jun 26
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highlighted Hosea 9:10 NLT
The LORD says, “O Israel, when I first found you, it was like finding fresh grapes in the desert. When I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the first ripe figs of the season. But then they deserted me for Baal-peor, giving themselves to that shameful idol. Soon they became vile, as vile as the god they worshiped.
Jun 26
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highlighted Hosea 6:11 NLT
“O Judah, a harvest of punishment is also waiting for you, though I wanted to restore the fortunes of my people.
Jun 23
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highlighted Hosea 6:8-10 NLT
Yes, I have seen something horrible in Ephraim and Israel: My people are defiled by prostituting themselves with other gods! “Gilead is a city of sinners, tracked with footprints of blood. Priests form bands of robbers, waiting in ambush for their victims. They murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.
Jun 23
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highlighted Hosea 6:5-7 NLT
I sent my prophets to cut you to pieces— to slaughter you with my words, with judgments as inescapable as light. I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings. But like Adam, you broke my covenant and betrayed my trust.
Jun 23
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highlighted Hosea 6:4 NLT
“O Israel and Judah, what should I do with you?” asks the LORD. “For your love vanishes like the morning mist and disappears like dew in the sunlight.
Jun 23
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highlighted Hosea 5:1-2 NLT
“Hear this, you priests. Pay attention, you leaders of Israel. Listen, you members of the royal family. Judgment has been handed down against you. For you have led the people into a snare by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor. You have dug a deep pit to trap them at Acacia Grove. But I will settle with you for what you have done.
Jun 22
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highlighted Hosea 5:3-5 NLT
I know what you are like, O Ephraim. You cannot hide yourself from me, O Israel. You have left me as a prostitute leaves her husband; you are utterly defiled. Your deeds won’t let you return to your God. You are a prostitute through and through, and you do not know the LORD. “The arrogance of Israel testifies against her; Israel and Ephraim will stumble under their load of guilt. Judah, too, will fall with them.
Jun 22
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highlighted Hosea 5:13-15 NLT
“When Israel and Judah saw how sick they were, Israel turned to Assyria— to the great king there— but he could neither help nor cure them. I will be like a lion to Israel, like a strong young lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces! I will carry them off, and no one will be left to rescue them. Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me.”
Jun 22