New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 4:5-15

5So you will 1stumbleH3782 by dayH3117, And the prophetH5030 alsoH1571 will stumbleH3782 with you by nightH3915; And I will destroyH1820 your 2motherH517.6 3My peopleH5971 are destroyedH1820 for lackH369 of knowledgeH1847. BecauseH3588 you have 4rejectedH3988 knowledgeH1847, I also will 5rejectH3988 you from being My priestH3547. Since you have 6forgottenH7911 the 7lawH8451 of your GodH430, I alsoH1571 will forgetH7911 your childrenH1121.

7The more they 8multipliedH7231, the moreH3651 they sinnedH2398 against Me; I will 9changeH4171 their gloryH3519 into shameH7036.8They 10feedH398 on the 11sinH2403 of My peopleH5971 And 12directH5375 their desireH5315 towardH413 their iniquityH5771.9And it will be, like peopleH5971, 13like priestH3548; So I will 14punishH6485 them for their waysH1870 And repayH7725 them for their deedsH4611.10 15They will eatH398, but not haveH7646 enoughH7646; They will 16playH2181 the harlotH2181, but not increaseH6555, BecauseH3588 they have 17 18stoppedH5800 givingH8104 heedH8104 to the LordH3068.

11HarlotryH2184, 19wineH3196 and newH8492 wineH8492 takeH3947 away the 20understandingH3820.12My peopleH5971 21consultH7592 their woodenH6086 idol, and their diviner’s wandH4731 informsH5046 them; For a spiritH7307 of harlotryH2183 has ledH8582 them astrayH8582, And they have playedH2181 the harlotH2181, departing 22from their GodH430.13They offerH2076 sacrificesH2076 on the 23topsH7218 of the mountainsH2022 And 24 25burnH6999 incenseH6999 on the hillsH1389, 26UnderH8478 oakH437, poplarH3839 and terebinthH424, BecauseH3588 their shadeH6738 is pleasantH2896. ThereforeH5921 H3651 your daughtersH1323 playH2181 the harlotH2181 And your 27bridesH3618 commitH5003 adulteryH5003.14I will not punishH6485 your daughtersH1323 whenH3588 they playH2181 the harlotH2181 Or your 28bridesH3618 whenH3588 they commitH5003 adulteryH5003, For the men themselvesH1992 goH6504 apartH6504 with harlotsH2181 And offerH2076 sacrificesH2076 with 29templeH6945 prostitutesH6945; So the peopleH5971 withoutH3808 understandingH995 are 30ruinedH3832.

15ThoughH518 you, IsraelH3478, playH2181 the harlotH2181, Do not let JudahH3063 becomeH816 guiltyH816; Also do not goH935 to 31GilgalH1537, Or goH5927 up to Beth-avenH1007 32And takeH7650 the oathH7650: “As the LordH3068 livesH2416!”

Notes

1. Hosea 4:5 Ezek 14:3, 7; Hos 5:5 ↩
2. Hosea 4:5 Jer 15:8; Hos 2:2, 5 ↩
3. Hosea 4:6 Is 5:13 ↩
4. Hosea 4:6 Hos 4:14; Mal 2:7, 8 ↩
5. Hosea 4:6 Zech 11:8, 9, 15-17 ↩
6. Hosea 4:6 Hos 2:13; 8:14; 13:6 ↩
7. Hosea 4:6 Hos 8:1, 12 ↩
8. Hosea 4:7 Hos 10:1; 13:6 ↩
9. Hosea 4:7 Hab 2:16 ↩
10. Hosea 4:8 Hos 10:13 ↩
11. Hosea 4:8 Or sin offering ↩
12. Hosea 4:8 Is 56:11; Mic 3:11 ↩
13. Hosea 4:9 Is 24:2; Jer 5:31 ↩
14. Hosea 4:9 Hos 8:13; 9:9 ↩
15. Hosea 4:10 Lev 26:26; Is 65:13; Mic 6:14 ↩
16. Hosea 4:10 Hos 7:4 ↩
17. Hosea 4:10 Lit forsaken giving heed; or forsaken the Lord to practice (v 11) harlotry ↩
18. Hosea 4:10 Hos 9:17 ↩
19. Hosea 4:11 Prov 20:1; Is 5:12; 28:7 ↩
20. Hosea 4:11 Lit heart ↩
21. Hosea 4:12 Is 44:19; Jer 2:27 ↩
22. Hosea 4:12 Lit from under ↩
23. Hosea 4:13 Jer 3:6 ↩
24. Hosea 4:13 Or offer sacrifices ↩
25. Hosea 4:13 Hos 2:13; 11:2 ↩
26. Hosea 4:13 Is 1:29; Jer 2:20 ↩
27. Hosea 4:13 Or daughters-in-law ↩
28. Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law ↩
29. Hosea 4:14 Deut 23:17 ↩
30. Hosea 4:14 Lit thrust down ↩
31. Hosea 4:15 Hos 9:15; 12:11 ↩
32. Hosea 4:15 Jer 5:2; 44:26; Amos 8:14 ↩