Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Hosea 6:5 in English Standard Version "Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light." Jer 23:29 Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? Heb 4:12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.