Hosea 6:5
Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
Context
This verse from Hosea Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. A call to return: 'Come, let us return to the Lord; he has torn and will heal us.' God desires steadfast love and not sacrifice, knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Like Adam they have transgressed the covenant. Ephraim's …
Other Translations
Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments to the light goeth forth.
So I have had it cut in stones; I gave them teaching by the words of my mouth;
Cross References
Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house …
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he …
Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in …
Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, …
Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in …
For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the …
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull …
Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a …
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.