29 They will (A)deal with you in hatred, take all your property, and leave you naked and bare. And the nakedness of your prostitution will be exposed, both your outrageous sin and your obscene practices.

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29 They will deal with you in hatred and take away everything you have worked for. They will leave you stark naked,(A) and the shame of your prostitution will be exposed.(B) Your lewdness(C) and promiscuity(D)

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There is (A)oath-taking, (B)[a]denial, (C)murder, (D)stealing, and (E)adultery.
They employ violence, so that (F)bloodshed [b]follows bloodshed.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:2 I.e., of truth
  2. Hosea 4:2 Lit touches

There is only cursing,[a] lying(A) and murder,(B)
    stealing(C) and adultery;(D)
they break all bounds,
    and bloodshed follows bloodshed.(E)

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  1. Hosea 4:2 That is, to pronounce a curse on

10 (A)They will eat, but not have enough;
They will (B)play the prostitute, but not [a]increase,
Because they (C)gave up devoting themselves to the Lord.

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  1. Hosea 4:10 I.e., either in population or wealth

10 “They will eat but not have enough;(A)
    they will engage in prostitution(B) but not flourish,
because they have deserted(C) the Lord
    to give themselves

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14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute,
Or your [a]brides when they commit adultery,
Because the men themselves slip away with the prostitutes
And offer sacrifices with (A)temple prostitutes;
So the people without understanding are ruined.

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  1. Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law

14 “I will not punish your daughters
    when they turn to prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law
    when they commit adultery,
because the men themselves consort with harlots(A)
    and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes(B)
    a people without understanding(C) will come to ruin!(D)

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