Hosea 4
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Hosea 4:12-19

12My peopleH5971 1consultH7592 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 2from their GodH430.13They offerH2076 sacrificesH2076 on the 3topsH7218 of the mountainsH2022 And 45burnH6999 incenseH6999 on the hillsH1389, 6UnderH8478 oakH437, poplarH3839, and terebinthH424, BecauseH3588 their shadeH6738 is pleasantH2896. ThereforeH5921H3651 your daughtersH1323 playH2181 theH2181 prostituteH2181, And your 7bridesH3618 commitH5003 adulteryH5003.14I will not punishH6485 your daughtersH1323 whenH3588 they playH2181 theH2181 prostituteH2181, Or your 8bridesH3618 whenH3588 they commitH5003 adulteryH5003, BecauseH3588 the men themselvesH1992 slipH6504 awayH6504 with the prostitutesH2185 And offerH2076 sacrificesH2076 with 9templeH6945 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 10GilgalH1537, NorH408 goH5927 upH5927 to Beth-avenH1007 11And takeH7650 theH7650 oathH7650: “As the LordH3068 livesH2416!”16SinceH3588 IsraelH3478 is 12stubbornH5637 Like a stubbornH5637 cowH6510, 13Will the LordH3068 nowH6258 14pastureH7462 them Like a lambH3532 in a largeH4800 fieldH4800?17EphraimH669 is alliedH2266 with 15idolsH6091; 16LeaveH5117 him aloneH5117.18Their liquorH5435 is goneH5493, They prostituteH2181 themselves continuallyH2181; 1718Their 19rulersH4043 dearlyH157 loveH157 shameH7036.1920The windH7307 wrapsH6887 them in its wingsH3671, And they will be 21putH954 toH954 shameH954 becauseH4480 of their sacrificesH2077.

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Notes

  1. 1. Hosea 4:12 Is 44:19; Jer 2:27 ↩
  2. 2. Hosea 4:12 Lit from under ↩
  3. 3. Hosea 4:13 Jer 3:6 ↩
  4. 4. Hosea 4:13 Or offer sacrifices ↩
  5. 5. Hosea 4:13 Hos 2:13; 11:2 ↩
  6. 6. Hosea 4:13 Is 1:29; Jer 2:20 ↩
  7. 7. Hosea 4:13 Or daughters-in-law ↩
  8. 8. Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law ↩
  9. 9. Hosea 4:14 Deut 23:17 ↩
  10. 10. Hosea 4:15 Hos 9:15; 12:11 ↩
  11. 11. Hosea 4:15 Jer 5:2; 44:26; Amos 8:14 ↩
  12. 12. Hosea 4:16 Ps 78:8 ↩
  13. 13. Hosea 4:16 Or The Lord will now pasture...field. ↩
  14. 14. Hosea 4:16 Is 5:17; 7:25 ↩
  15. 15. Hosea 4:17 Hos 13:2 ↩
  16. 16. Hosea 4:17 Ps 81:12; Hos 4:4 ↩
  17. 17. Hosea 4:18 Another reading is They dearly love the shame of gifts ↩
  18. 18. Hosea 4:18 Mic 3:11 ↩
  19. 19. Hosea 4:18 Lit shields ↩
  20. 20. Hosea 4:19 Hos 12:1; 13:15 ↩
  21. 21. Hosea 4:19 Or ashamed ↩

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