Hosea 4:6 Meaning
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Context Explained
4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
5Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
8They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Hosea 6:6
This verse emphasizes the importance of knowledge and mercy, similar to Hosea 4:6's warning about rejecting knowledge.
Proverbs 1:7
Both verses highlight the significance of knowledge and the consequences of rejecting it.
Isaiah 5:13
Isaiah also speaks about the people being taken captive due to a lack of knowledge.
Source: Hosea 4:6