Hosea 4:11-19

New American Standard Bible

^11 [a]Infidelity, ^(A)wine, and new wine take away the ^[b]understanding.
¹² My people ^(B)consult their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand informs them;
For a spirit of infidelity has led them astray,
And they have been unfaithful, departing ^[c]from their God.
¹³ They offer sacrifices on the ^(C)tops of the mountains
And ^[d](D)burn incense on the hills,
^(E)Under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
Because their shade is pleasant.
Therefore your daughters play the prostitute,
And your ^[e]brides commit adultery.
¹⁴ I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute,
Or your ^[f]brides when they commit adultery,
Because the men themselves slip away with the prostitutes
And offer sacrifices with ^(F)temple prostitutes;
So the people without understanding are ruined.

¹⁵ Though you, Israel, play the prostitute,
Judah must not become guilty;
Also you are not to go to ^(G)Gilgal,
Nor go up to Beth-aven
^(H)And take the oath:
“As the Lord lives!”
¹⁶ Since Israel is ^(I)stubborn
Like a stubborn cow,
^[g]Will the Lord now ^(J)pasture them
Like a lamb in a large field?
¹⁷ Ephraim is allied with ^(K)idols;
^(L)Leave him alone.
¹⁸ Their liquor is gone,
They prostitute themselves continually;
^[h](M)Their ^[i]rulers dearly love shame.
^19 (N)The wind wraps them in its wings,
And they will be ^[j]put to shame because of their sacrifices.