Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel, Jehovah here both raising the accusation and pronouncing the sentence of punishment; for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, just cause for complaint, a matter which ought to be decided in a court of justice and the punishment dictated, because there is no truth, which makes intercourse between human beings dependable, nor mercy, neighborly compassion, nor knowledge of God in the land, these three virtues being mentioned together in many other passages of the Bible.
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Hosea 4:1
1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.