- therefore:
- "Hearª° the wordª of the LORD,ª ye childrenª of Israel:ª for¹ the LORDª hath a controversyª with¹ the inhabitantsª° of the land,ª because¹ [there is] no¹ truth,ª nor¹ mercy,ª nor¹ knowledgeª of Godª in the land.ª" {Hsa 4:1} + "Therefore shalt thou fallª° in the day,ª and the prophetª also¹ shall fallª° with¹ thee in the night,ª and I will destroyª° thy mother.ª ... My peopleª are destroyedª° for lack¹¹ of knowledge:ª because¹ thou¹ hast rejectedª° knowledge,ª I will also rejectª° thee, that thou shalt be no priestª°¹ to me: seeing thou hast forgottenª° the lawª of thy God,ª I¹ will also¹ forgetª° thy children.ª" {Hsa 4:5-6} + "Who¹ [is] wise,ª and he shall understandª° these¹ [things]? prudent,ª° and he shall knowª° them? for¹ the waysª of the LORDª [are] right,ª and the justª shall walk²°¹ in them: but the transgressorsª° shall fallª° therein." {Hsa 14:9} + "Evilª men²¹ understandª° not¹ judgment:ª but they that seekª° the LORDª understandª° all¹ [things]." {Prv 28:5} + "They have not¹ knownª° nor¹ understood:ª° for¹ he hath shutª° their eyes,ª that they cannot see;ª°¹ [and] their hearts,²¹ that they cannot understand.ª°¹ ... He feedethª° on ashes:ª a deceivedª° heartª hath turned him aside,ª° that he cannot¹ deliverª°¹ his soul,ª nor¹ say,ª° [Is there] not¹ a lieª in my right hand?ª" {Isa 44:18-20} + "Yea, [they are] greedyªª dogsª [which] can²° never¹ haveª° enough,ª and they¹ [are] shepherdsª° [that] cannot¹¹ understand:ª° they all¹ lookª° to their own way,ª every oneª for his gain,ª from his quarter.ª¹" {Isa 56:11} + "Manyª shall be purified,ª° and made white,ª° and tried;ª° but the wickedª shall do wickedly:ª° and none¹¹ of the wickedª shall understand;ª° but the wiseª° shall understand.ª°" {Dan 12:10} + "Whyª do ye²° notª understandª° myª speech?ª [even] becauseª ye cannotªª° hearª° myª word.ª" {Jhn 8:43} + "There isª° noneª that understandeth,ª° there isª° noneª that seeketh afterª° God.ª" {Rom 3:11} + "Having the¹ understandingª darkened,ª° beingª° alienatedª° from the¹ lifeª of Godª throughª the¹ ignoranceª that isª° inª them,ª becauseª of the¹ blindnessª of theirª heart:ª" {Eph 4:18}
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