and the prophet: Hosea 9:7-8; Isaiah 9:13-17; Jeremiah 6:4-5, Jeremiah 6:12-15, Jeremiah 8:10-12, Jeremiah 14:15-16; Jeremiah 15:8, Jeremiah 23:9; Ezekiel 13:9-16, Ezekiel 14:8-10; Micah 3:5-7; Zechariah 11:8, Zechariah 13:2
destroy: Heb. cut off
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Hosea 4:5
Hosea 4:5
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