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Hosea 6:5

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Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
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  1. Jeremiah 23:29Rank 1 from verse 5
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    29Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

  2. Jeremiah 1:10Rank 2 from verse 5
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    10See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

  3. Hebrews 4:12Rank 3 from verse 5
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    12For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

  4. Jeremiah 5:14Rank 4 from verse 5
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    14Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

  5. Isaiah 11:4Rank 5 from verse 5
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    4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  6. Psalms 119:120Rank 6 from verse 5
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    120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

  7. Revelation 2:16Rank 7 from verse 5
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    16Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

  8. Romans 2:5Rank 8 from verse 5
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    5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

  9. 1 Kings 14:6Rank 9 from verse 5
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    6And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.

  10. 1 Kings 17:1Rank 10 from verse 5
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    1AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

  11. 1 Kings 18:17Rank 11 from verse 5
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    17¶ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

  12. 1 Kings 19:17Rank 12 from verse 5
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    17And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

  13. 1 Samuel 13:13Rank 13 from verse 5
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    13And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

  14. 1 Samuel 15:22Rank 14 from verse 5
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    22And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

  15. 2 Chronicles 21:12Rank 15 from verse 5
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    12¶ And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

  16. 2 Kings 1:16Rank 16 from verse 5
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    16And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

  17. Acts 7:31Rank 17 from verse 5
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    31When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him,

  18. Ezekiel 3:9Rank 18 from verse 5
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    9As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

  19. Ezekiel 43:3Rank 19 from verse 5
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    3And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.

  20. Genesis 18:25Rank 20 from verse 5
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    25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

  21. Isaiah 58:1Rank 21 from verse 5
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    1CRY aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

  22. Jeremiah 1:18Rank 22 from verse 5
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    18For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

  23. Jeremiah 13:13Rank 23 from verse 5
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    13Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

  24. Job 34:10Rank 24 from verse 5
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    10Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

  25. Psalms 37:6Rank 25 from verse 5
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    6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

  26. Revelation 1:16Rank 26 from verse 5
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    16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

  27. Revelation 9:15Rank 27 from verse 5
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    15And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

  28. Revelation 9:21Rank 28 from verse 5
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    21Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

  29. Zephaniah 3:5Rank 29 from verse 5
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    5The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

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Hosea 6:5

COMBINED MEANING

hewed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hew, meaning to cut or shape with blows of an axe or another instrument.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:4¶ O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

6:5Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

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6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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