29 They will (A)deal with you in hatred, take all your property, and leave you naked and bare. And the nakedness of your harlotries will be uncovered, both your lewdness and your harlotries.

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There is (A)swearing, (B)deception, (C)murder, (D)stealing and (E)adultery.
They employ violence, so that (F)bloodshed [a]follows bloodshed.

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  1. Hosea 4:2 Lit touches

10 (A)They will eat, but not have enough;
They will (B)play the harlot, but not increase,
Because they have [a](C)stopped giving heed to the Lord.

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  1. Hosea 4:10 Lit forsaken giving heed; or forsaken the Lord to practice (v 11) harlotry

14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot
Or your [a]brides when they commit adultery,
For the men themselves go apart with harlots
And offer sacrifices with (A)temple prostitutes;
So the people without understanding are [b]ruined.

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  1. Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law
  2. Hosea 4:14 Lit thrust down