41 Listen to the word of the Lord , O sons of Israel , For the Lord has a case against the inhabitants of the land , Because there is no faithfulness or kindness Or knowledge of God in the land . 2 There is swearing , deception , murder , stealing and adultery . They employ violence , so that bloodshed follows bloodshed . 3 Therefore e the land mourns , And everyone who lives in it languishes Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky , And also the fish of the sea disappear . 4 Yet let no one find fault , and let none e offer reproof ; For your people are like those who contend with the priest . 5 So you will stumble by day , And the prophet also will stumble with you by night ; And I will destroy your mother .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Hosea 4:1-5
Commentary on Hosea 4:1-5
(Read Hosea 4:1-5)
Hosea reproves for immorality, as well as idolatry. There was no truth, mercy, or knowledge of God in the land: it was full of murders, 2 Kings 21:16. Therefore calamities were near, which would desolate the country. Our sins, as separate persons, as a family, as a neighbourhood, as a nation, cause the Lord to have a controversy with us; let us submit and humble ourselves before Him, that he may not go on to destroy.