Hosea 4:8
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
Context
This verse from Hosea Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. God's lawsuit against Israel: there is no faithfulness, no steadfast love, no knowledge of God — only swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. The priests feed on the sin of the people. Because they have rejected knowledge, God will reject …
Other Translations
They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.
The sin of My people they do eat, And unto their iniquity lift up their soul.
The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.
Cross References
The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the …
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.
As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh …
Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy …
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn …
Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look …
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity …
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from …
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: …