Book of Hosea Chapter 4 Vs. 3

 The Lord Accuses Israel

Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. Hos. 4:3

Therefore shall the... Because of these sins the land will mourn, every man will languish, and the beasts will be destroyed. Sin plays havoc with lower creation and nature (Joel 1:17-20; Rom. 8:19-22).

The civil authorities may allow these things to happen and go unpunished, but God will not.

therein shall languish... Implies sickness, and is another way of saying mourn. There is a sickness, and it is called sin. When these things happen in any land, God removes His blessings from them.

Zeph. 1:3 "I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD."

Because of these sins the land will mourn, every man will languish, and the beasts will be destroyed. Because of Israel’s sin, severe drought would sweep over the land and people would die (waste away). The three verbs in this verse should be translated in the future tense (cf. Hos. 2:9, 2:12). Drought was one of the curses threatened by the Law for breaking the covenant (cf. Lev. 26:19; Deut. 28:23-24).

Because of Israel’s sin, severe drought would sweep over the land and people would die (waste away). The three verbs in this verse should be translated in the future tense (cf. Hos. 2:9, Hos. 2:12). Drought was one of the curses threatened by the Law for breaking the covenant (cf. Lev. 26:19; Deut. 28:23-24).