Hosea 4:1

^aListen to the word of Yahweh, O sons of Israel,

For Yahweh has a ^bcontention against the inhabitants of the land,

Because there is ^cno truth or ¹lovingkindness

Or ^dknowledge of God in the land.

Hosea 4:2

There is ^aswearing of oaths, ^bdeception, ^cmurder, ^dstealing, and ^eadultery.

They break forth in violence so that ^fbloodshed ¹follows bloodshed.