Hosea 8:2

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Hosea 8:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.

2 Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!”

3 But Israel has rejected good; an enemy will pursue him.

4 They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.

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Hosea 7:14

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2 Kings 10:16

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2 Kings 10:29

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Psalms 78:34

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Psalms 78:35

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Psalms 78:36

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Psalms 78:37

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Isaiah 48:2

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They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

1 John 2:4

If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.