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 5:4

Their deeds will not allow them

To return to their God.

For a ^aspirit of harlotry is within them,

And they ^bdo not know Yahweh.