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.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:11 Or Prostitution
  2. Hosea 4:11 Lit heart
  3. Hosea 4:12 Lit from under
  4. Hosea 4:13 Or offer sacrifices
  5. Hosea 4:13 Or daughters-in-law

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