Hosea 6:5 meaning and explanation
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.
Hosea 6:5, Berean Standard Bible
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God is speaking here, answering the people's hopeful words in verses 1 to 3 with a sobering reply. Their loyalty is like morning mist, so God describes how He has acted: He hewed them through the prophets and put them to death by the words of His mouth.
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