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Hosea 2:4

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KJV ORIGINAL

And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.

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And I won't show mercy to her children either, because they're the product of all that unfaithfulness.

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Actions have consequences that ripple out to affect everyone around us.

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Then he said to me, 'This is where my throne sits, where I plant my feet — this is my home with the people of Israel forever. And they won't mess up my sacred name anymore with their betrayal and unfaithfulness, not them or their leaders, not with their corrupt worship or by burying their dead kings in these holy places.'

How can I forgive you for this? Your children have abandoned me and made promises by false gods that aren't really gods at all. Even after I provided for all their needs and satisfied them completely, they were unfaithful to me and gathered together in groups at prostitutes' houses.

Tell the people of Israel: When any man or woman commits a sin that people commonly do, acting unfaithfully toward the LORD, and that person is guilty,

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