What does Hosea 5:4 mean?

Hosea 5:4 highlights themes such as turning, knowledge, spirituality when read in context.

How should I apply Hosea 5:4 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

2And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.

3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

4They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

5And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

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Jeremiah 3:22
Both verses call for a return to God and highlight the need for genuine repentance.
Matthew 9:13
Jesus emphasizes the importance of mercy and knowing God, echoing Hosea's call for understanding.
Isaiah 55:7
Isaiah encourages the wicked to forsake their ways and return to God, similar to Hosea's message.