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Hos. 6:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slaing them by the words of my mouth: ζand thy judgments are as the lighth that goeth forth.

Jer. 23:29• ²⁹Is not my word like a fire, saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? (Jer. 23:29)

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Heb. 4:12• ¹²For the word of God is living and operative, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and penetrating to the division of soul and spirit, both of joints and marrow, and a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Heb. 4:12)

or, that thy judgments might be.

Psa. 119:130• ¹³⁰The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple. (Psa. 119:130)

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1 Sam. 13:13• ¹³And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God which he commanded thee; for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom over Israel for ever. (1 Sam. 13:13)

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1 Sam. 15:22• ²²And Samuel said, Has Jehovah delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, As in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, Attention than the fat of rams. (1 Sam. 15:22)

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1 Kings 14:6• 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 to be another? But I am sent to thee with a hard message. (1 Kings 14:6)

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1 Kings 17:1• ¹And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word. (1 Kings 17:1)

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1 Kings 18:17• ¹⁷And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, the troubler of Israel? (1 Kings 18:17)

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

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2 Chron. 21:12• ¹²And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the 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, (2 Chron. 21:12)

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Isa. 58:1• ¹Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins. (Isa. 58:1)

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Jer. 1:10,18• ¹⁰See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to overthrow, to build and to plant.
¹⁸And I, behold, I appoint thee this day as a strong city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land; against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land. (Jer. 1:10,18)

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Jer. 5:14• ¹⁴Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the 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. (Jer. 5:14)

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Jer. 13:13• ¹³And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings that sit for David upon his throne, and the priests and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. (Jer. 13:13)

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Ezek. 3:9• ⁹As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead. Fear them not, neither be dismayed at them, for they are a rebellious house. (Ezek. 3:9)

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Ezek. 43:3• ³And the appearance of the vision that I saw was according to the vision that I had seen 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. (Ezek. 43:3)

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Acts 7:31• ³¹And Moses seeing it wondered at the vision; and as he went up to consider it, there was a voice of the Lord, (Acts 7:31)

I have.

1 Kings 19:17• ¹⁷And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. (1 Kings 19:17)

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Isa. 11:4• ⁴but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity 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. (Isa. 11:4)

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Jer. 23:29• ²⁹Is not my word like a fire, saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? (Jer. 23:29)

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Rev. 1:16• ¹⁶and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power. (Rev. 1:16)

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Rev. 2:16• ¹⁶Repent therefore: but if not, I come to thee quickly, and I will make war with them with the sword of my mouth. (Rev. 2:16)

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Rev. 9:15,21• ¹⁵And the four angels were loosed, who are prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they might slay the third part of men;
²¹And they repented not of their murders, nor of their witchcrafts, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. (Rev. 9:15,21)

and thy judgments are as.

or, that thy judgments might be as,etc.

Gen. 18:25• ²⁵Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked--far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right? (Gen. 18:25)

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Job 34:10• ¹⁰Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from *God, and wrong from the Almighty! (Job 34:10)

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Psa. 37:6• ⁶and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. (Psa. 37:6)

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Psa. 119:120• ¹²⁰My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. (Psa. 119:120)

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Zeph. 3:5• ⁵The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame. (Zeph. 3:5)

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Rom. 2:5• ⁵but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, (Rom. 2:5)

• The hewing of the people by the prophets expresses vividly the moral dealings of God which gave the wicked no quarter. (“Hosea 6” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the lighta.

JND Translation Notes

Or "and thy judgments are [as] a light that goeth forth "