Hos 4:2-3 | TNotes | STEP | 4:2 The prophet also charged the Israelites for their sins of commission. The crimes listed here are all prohibited in the Ten Commandments (Exod 20:3-17 ; Deut 5:7-21 ), the fundamental list of covenant responsibilities. Because the Israelites did not know the Lord, they did not practice even the most basic standards of covenant life.

bExod 20:3-17►

cDeut 5:7-21►

‏ Hosea 4:2-3

4:2 ^a The prophet also charged the Israelites for their sins of commission. The crimes listed here are all prohibited in the Ten Commandments (Exod 20:3-17 ^b; Deut 5:7-21 ^c), the fundamental list of covenant responsibilities. Because the Israelites did not know the Lord, they did not practice even the most basic standards of covenant life.
4:3 ^d God’s judgment inevitably falls upon sinful people. Because of the Israelites’ sin, their land and all of nature would suffer.