Hosea 4:10-14

World English Bible

¹⁰They will eat, and not have enough.
    They will play the prostitute, and will not increase;
    because they have abandoned giving to Yahweh.
¹¹Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
¹²    My people consult with their wooden idol,
    and answer to a stick of wood.
Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray,
    and they have been unfaithful to their God.
¹³They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains,
    and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths,
    because its shade is good.
Therefore your daughters play the prostitute,
    and your brides commit adultery.
¹⁴I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute,
    nor your brides when they commit adultery;
because the men consort with prostitutes,
    and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes;
    so the people without understanding will come to ruin.

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Hosea 4:10-14

New Living Translation

¹⁰They will eat and still be hungry.
They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it,
for they have deserted the Lord
¹¹ to worship other gods.

“Wine has robbed my people
    of their understanding.
¹²They ask a piece of wood for advice!
    They think a stick can tell them the future!
Longing after idols
    has made them foolish.
They have played the prostitute,
    serving other gods and deserting their God.
¹³They offer sacrifices to idols on the mountaintops.
    They go up into the hills to burn incense
    in the pleasant shade of oaks, poplars, and terebinth trees.

“That is why your daughters turn to prostitution,
    and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
¹⁴But why should I punish them
    for their prostitution and adultery?
For your men are doing the same thing,
    sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes.
O foolish people! You refuse to understand,
    so you will be destroyed.

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Hosea 4:10-14

New International Version

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 ¹¹to prostitution;^(D)
old wine^(E) and new wine
    take away their understanding.^(F)
¹²My people consult a wooden idol,^(G)
    and a diviner’s rod speaks to them.^(H)
A spirit of prostitution^(I) leads them astray;^(J)
    they are unfaithful^(K) to their God.
¹³They sacrifice on the mountaintops
    and burn offerings on the hills,
under oak,^(L) poplar and terebinth,
    where the shade is pleasant.^(M)
Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution^(N)
    and your daughters-in-law to adultery.^(O)

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^(P)
    and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes^(Q)—
    a people without understanding^(R) will come to ruin!^(S)