14 “I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry,
Nor your brides when they commit adultery;
For the men themselves go apart with harlots,
And offer sacrifices with a (A)ritual harlot.
Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled.

15 “Though you, Israel, play the harlot,
Let not Judah offend.
(B)Do not come up to Gilgal,
Nor go up to (C)Beth[a] Aven,
(D)Nor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—

16 “For Israel (E)is stubborn
Like a stubborn calf;
Now the Lord will let them forage
Like a lamb in [b]open country.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:15 Lit. House of Idolatry or Wickedness
  2. Hosea 4:16 Lit. a large place

Bible Gateway Recommends