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Hosea 4

New American Standard Bible 2020

God’s Controversy with Israel

11ListenH8085 to the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, you sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, BecauseH3588 the LordH3068 has a 2caseH7379 againstH5973 the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776, For thereH369 isH369 3noH369 4faithfulnessH571, norH369 5loyaltyH2617, NorH369 6knowledgeH1847 of GodH430 in the landH776.2There is 7oath-takingH422, 89denialH3584, 10murderH7523, 11stealingH1589, and 12adulteryH5003. They employH6555 violenceH6555, so that 13bloodshedH1818 14followsH5060 bloodshedH1818.3ThereforeH5921H3651 the landH776 15mournsH56, And everyoneH3605 who livesH3427 in it languishesH535 Along with the animalsH2421 of the fieldH7704 and the birdsH5775 of the skyH8064, And evenH1571 the fishH1709 of the seaH3220 16disappearH622.

4YetH389 let noH408 oneH376 1718findH7378 faultH7378, and let noH408 oneH376 rebukeH3198; For your peopleH5971 are like those who 19contendH7378 with a priestH3548.5So you will 20stumbleH3782 by dayH3117, And the prophetH5030 alsoH1571 will stumbleH3782 with you by nightH3915; And I will destroyH1820 your 21motherH517.622My peopleH5971 are destroyedH1820 for lackH369 of knowledgeH1847. SinceH3588 you have 23rejectedH3988 knowledgeH1847, I also will 24rejectH3988 you from beingH3547 My priestH3547. Since you have 25forgottenH7911 the 26LawH8451 of your GodH430, I alsoH1571 will forgetH7911 your childrenH1121.

7The more they 27multipliedH7231, the moreH3651 they sinnedH2398 against Me; I will 28changeH4171 their gloryH3519 into shameH7036.8They 29feedH398 on the 30sinH2403 of My peopleH5971, And 31longH5375H5315 for their wrongdoingH5771.9And it will be, like peopleH5971, 32like priestH3548; So I will 33punishH6485 them for their waysH1870 And repayH7725 them for their deedsH4611.1034They will eatH398, but not haveH7646 enoughH7646; They will 35playH2181 theH2181 prostituteH2181, but not 36increaseH6555, BecauseH3588 they 37gaveH5800 upH5800 devotingH8104 themselves to the LordH3068.

1138InfidelityH2184, 39wineH3196, and newH8492 wineH8492 takeH3947 away the 40understandingH3820.12My peopleH5971 41consultH7592 their woodenH6086 idol, and their diviner’s wandH4731 informsH5046 them; For a spiritH7307 of infidelityH2183 has ledH8582 them astrayH8582, And they have beenH2181 unfaithfulH2181, departing 42from their GodH430.13They offerH2076 sacrificesH2076 on the 43topsH7218 of the mountainsH2022 And 4445burnH6999 incenseH6999 on the hillsH1389, 46UnderH8478 oakH437, poplarH3839, and terebinthH424, BecauseH3588 their shadeH6738 is pleasantH2896. ThereforeH5921H3651 your daughtersH1323 playH2181 theH2181 prostituteH2181, And your 47bridesH3618 commitH5003 adulteryH5003.14I will not punishH6485 your daughtersH1323 whenH3588 they playH2181 theH2181 prostituteH2181, Or your 48bridesH3618 whenH3588 they commitH5003 adulteryH5003, BecauseH3588 the men themselvesH1992 slipH6504 awayH6504 with the prostitutesH2185 And offerH2076 sacrificesH2076 with 49templeH6945 prostitutesH6945; So the peopleH5971 withoutH3808 understandingH995 are ruinedH3832.

15ThoughH518 you, IsraelH3478, playH2181 theH2181 prostituteH2181, JudahH3063 must not becomeH816 guiltyH816; Also you are not to goH935 to 50GilgalH1537, NorH408 goH5927 upH5927 to Beth-avenH1007 51And takeH7650 theH7650 oathH7650: “As the LordH3068 livesH2416!”16SinceH3588 IsraelH3478 is 52stubbornH5637 Like a stubbornH5637 cowH6510, 53Will the LordH3068 nowH6258 54pastureH7462 them Like a lambH3532 in a largeH4800 fieldH4800?17EphraimH669 is alliedH2266 with 55idolsH6091; 56LeaveH5117 him aloneH5117.18Their liquorH5435 is goneH5493, They prostituteH2181 themselves continuallyH2181; 5758Their 59rulersH4043 dearlyH157 loveH157 shameH7036.1960The windH7307 wrapsH6887 them in its wingsH3671, And they will be 61putH954 toH954 shameH954 becauseH4480 of their sacrificesH2077.

Notes

  1. 1. Hosea 4:1 Hos 5:1 ↩
  2. 2. Hosea 4:1 Hos 12:2; Mic 6:2 ↩
  3. 3. Hosea 4:1 Is 59:4; Jer 7:28 ↩
  4. 4. Hosea 4:1 Or truth ↩
  5. 5. Hosea 4:1 Or kindness ↩
  6. 6. Hosea 4:1 Jer 4:22 ↩
  7. 7. Hosea 4:2 Deut 5:11; Hos 10:4 ↩
  8. 8. Hosea 4:2 I.e., of truth ↩
  9. 9. Hosea 4:2 Hos 7:3; 10:13; 11:12 ↩
  10. 10. Hosea 4:2 Gen 4:8; Hos 6:9 ↩
  11. 11. Hosea 4:2 Deut 5:19; Hos 7:1 ↩
  12. 12. Hosea 4:2 Deut 5:18; Hos 7:4 ↩
  13. 13. Hosea 4:2 Hos 6:8; 12:14 ↩
  14. 14. Hosea 4:2 Lit touches ↩
  15. 15. Hosea 4:3 Is 24:4; 33:9; Amos 5:16; Zeph 1:3 ↩
  16. 16. Hosea 4:3 Lit are taken away ↩
  17. 17. Hosea 4:4 Lit contend ↩
  18. 18. Hosea 4:4 Ezek 3:26; Amos 5:10, 13 ↩
  19. 19. Hosea 4:4 Deut 17:12 ↩
  20. 20. Hosea 4:5 Ezek 14:3, 7; Hos 5:5 ↩
  21. 21. Hosea 4:5 Jer 15:8; Hos 2:2, 5 ↩
  22. 22. Hosea 4:6 Is 5:13 ↩
  23. 23. Hosea 4:6 Hos 4:14; Mal 2:7, 8 ↩
  24. 24. Hosea 4:6 Zech 11:8, 9, 15-17 ↩
  25. 25. Hosea 4:6 Hos 2:13; 8:14; 13:6 ↩
  26. 26. Hosea 4:6 Hos 8:1, 12 ↩
  27. 27. Hosea 4:7 Hos 10:1; 13:6 ↩
  28. 28. Hosea 4:7 Hab 2:16 ↩
  29. 29. Hosea 4:8 Hos 10:13 ↩
  30. 30. Hosea 4:8 Or sin offering ↩
  31. 31. Hosea 4:8 Is 56:11; Mic 3:11 ↩
  32. 32. Hosea 4:9 Is 24:2; Jer 5:31 ↩
  33. 33. Hosea 4:9 Hos 8:13; 9:9 ↩
  34. 34. Hosea 4:10 Lev 26:26; Is 65:13; Mic 6:14 ↩
  35. 35. Hosea 4:10 Hos 7:4 ↩
  36. 36. Hosea 4:10 I.e., either in population or wealth ↩
  37. 37. Hosea 4:10 Hos 9:17 ↩
  38. 38. Hosea 4:11 Or Prostitution ↩
  39. 39. Hosea 4:11 Prov 20:1; Is 5:12; 28:7 ↩
  40. 40. Hosea 4:11 Lit heart ↩
  41. 41. Hosea 4:12 Is 44:19; Jer 2:27 ↩
  42. 42. Hosea 4:12 Lit from under ↩
  43. 43. Hosea 4:13 Jer 3:6 ↩
  44. 44. Hosea 4:13 Or offer sacrifices ↩
  45. 45. Hosea 4:13 Hos 2:13; 11:2 ↩
  46. 46. Hosea 4:13 Is 1:29; Jer 2:20 ↩
  47. 47. Hosea 4:13 Or daughters-in-law ↩
  48. 48. Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law ↩
  49. 49. Hosea 4:14 Deut 23:17 ↩
  50. 50. Hosea 4:15 Hos 9:15; 12:11 ↩
  51. 51. Hosea 4:15 Jer 5:2; 44:26; Amos 8:14 ↩
  52. 52. Hosea 4:16 Ps 78:8 ↩
  53. 53. Hosea 4:16 Or The Lord will now pasture...field. ↩
  54. 54. Hosea 4:16 Is 5:17; 7:25 ↩
  55. 55. Hosea 4:17 Hos 13:2 ↩
  56. 56. Hosea 4:17 Ps 81:12; Hos 4:4 ↩
  57. 57. Hosea 4:18 Another reading is They dearly love the shame of gifts ↩
  58. 58. Hosea 4:18 Mic 3:11 ↩
  59. 59. Hosea 4:18 Lit shields ↩
  60. 60. Hosea 4:19 Hos 12:1; 13:15 ↩
  61. 61. Hosea 4:19 Or ashamed ↩

Commentaries on Hosea 4

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