Berean Standard Bible
Hosea 4:15-19
15ThoughH518 youH859 prostitute yourselfH2181, O IsraelH3478, may JudahH3063 avoidH408 such guiltH816! Do notH408 journeyH935 to GilgalH1537, do not go upH5927 to Beth-avenH1007H408,1 and do notH408 swear on oathH7650, ‘As surely as the LORDH3068 livesH2416!’16ForH3588 IsraelH3478 is as obstinateH5637 as a stubbornH5637 heiferH6510. Can the LORDH3068 nowH6258 shepherd themH7462 like lambsH3532 in an open meadowH4800?17EphraimH6692 is joinedH2266 to idolsH6091; leave him aloneH5117!18When their liquorH5435 is goneH5493, they turn to prostitutionH2181; their rulersH4043H1573 dearly loveH157 disgraceH7036.19The whirlwindH7307 has wrappedH6887 themH8534 in its wingsH3671, and their sacrificesH2077 will bring them shameH954.
Notes
- 1. Hosea 4:15 Beth-aven means house of wickedness. This is a derogatory term for Bethel, which means house of God; see 1 Kings 12:28–29. ↩
- 2. Hosea 4:17 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel ↩
- 3. Hosea 4:18 Hebrew her shields ↩
- 4. Hosea 4:19 Hebrew has wrapped her ↩
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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