American Standard Version
Hosea 4:12-19
12My peopleH5971 askH7592 counsel at their stock, and their staffH4731 declareth unto them; for the spiritH7307 of whoredom hath caused them to errH8582, and they have playedH2181 the harlot, departing from under their GodH430. 13They sacrificeH2076 upon the topsH7218 of the mountainsH2022, and burn incenseH6999 upon the hillsH1389, under oaksH437 and poplars and terebinths, because the shadowH6738 thereof is goodH2896: thereforeH3651 your daughtersH1323 playH2181 the harlot, and your bridesH3618 commitH5003 adulteryH5003. 14I will not punishH6485 your daughtersH1323 when they playH2181 the harlot, nor your bridesH3618 when they commitH5003 adulteryH5003; for the men themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrificeH2076 with the prostitutesH2181; and the peopleH5971 that doth not understandH995 shall be overthrown.
15Though thou, IsraelH3478, playH2181 the harlot, yet let not JudahH3063 offend; and comeH935 not ye unto GilgalH1537, neither goH935 ye up to Beth-aven, nor swearH7650, As Jehovah liveth. 16For IsraelH3478 hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubbornH5637 heiferH6510: nowH6258 will Jehovah feedH7462 them as a lambH3532 in a large placeH4800. 17EphraimH669 is joinedH2266 to idolsH6091; let him alone. 18Their drinkH5435 is become sour; they playH2181 the harlot continually; her rulers dearly loveH157 shameH7036. 19The windH7307 hath wrapped her up in its wingsH3671; and they shall be putH954 to shameH954 because of their sacrificesH2077.
Commentaries on Hosea 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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