Hosea 4:17

God's Case Against The People

¹⁶ For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn mule! Nevertheless, will not the LORD feed them like a lamb in a broad pasture? ¹⁷ Ephraim has become entwined with idols; leave him alone! ¹⁸ While drinking to excess, they prostitute themselves. They're in love with dishonor.

Ephraim

Psalm 81:12

So I allowed them to continue in their stubbornness, living by their own advice.

Hosea 4:4

"Let no one fight or bring charges against another, for my dispute is with you, priest.

Hosea 13:2

but now they are sinning more and more, crafting idols from melted silver. Their idols are made with the most exacting skill, all of it the work of craftsmen. People say about them, "They offer human sacrifice, and kiss calf-shaped idols.'

Matthew 15:14

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If one blind person leads another blind person, both will fall into a ditch."

Hosea 11:2

The more I called out to them, the farther they fled from me; they sacrificed to Baals, burning incense to carved images.

Hosea 12:1

"Ephraim feeds on the wind, chasing after the eastern winds, storing up lies and desolation day after day. They are making a contract with the Assyrians, and sending oil to Egypt.

Revelation 22:11

Let the one who does what is evil continue to do what is evil. Let the filthy person continue to be filthy. Let the righteous person continue to do what is right. And let the holy person continue to be holy."