Hos 5:4, Zec 13:2, Mat 12:43, Rom 1:24, 28 | ESV | STEP | Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God . For the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not the Lord .

a[Isa. 59:2]

b ch. 4:12

c[See ver. 1 above]

d Mic. 5:13; [Jer. 10:11; Ezek. 30:13]

e Ex. 23:13

f[ch. 10:2]

gFor ver. 43-45, see Luke 11:24-26

h[Ps. 63:1; Jer. 2:6]

i ver. 26, 28; [Eph. 4:19]

j[1 Thess. 4:4]

k ver. 24, 26

l[Jer. 6:30]

m[Eph. 5:4]

Hosea 5:4

4 ^aTheir deeds do not permit them
to return to their God.
For ^bthe spirit of whoredom is within them,
and they know not the Lord.

Zechariah 13:2

Idolatry Cut Off

2 “And ^con that day, declares the Lord of hosts, ^dI will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that ^ethey shall be remembered no more. And also ^fI will remove from the land the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness.

Matthew 12:43

Return of an Unclean Spirit

43 “When ^gthe unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through ^hwaterless places seeking rest, but finds none.

Romans 1:24

24 Therefore ⁱGod gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to ^jthe dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

Romans 1:28

28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, ^kGod gave them up to ^la debased mind to do ^mwhat ought not to be done.