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Hosea 4:15-19
English Standard Version
Hosea 4:15-19
English Standard Version
15 Though you play the whore, O (A)Israel,
let not (B)Judah become guilty.
(C)Enter not into (D)Gilgal,
nor go up to (E)Beth-aven,
and swear not, “As the Lord lives.”
16 Like a stubborn heifer,
Israel is stubborn;
can the Lord now feed them
like a lamb in a broad pasture?
17 (F)Ephraim is joined to idols;
(G)leave him alone.
18 When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring;
(H)their rulers[a] dearly love shame.
19 (I)A wind has wrapped them[b] in its wings,
and they shall (J)be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:18 Hebrew shields
- Hosea 4:19 Hebrew her
Hosea 4:15-19
New International Version
Hosea 4:15-19
New International Version
15 “Though you, Israel, commit adultery,
do not let Judah become guilty.
“Do not go to Gilgal;(A)
do not go up to Beth Aven.[a](B)
And do not swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’(C)
16 The Israelites are stubborn,(D)
like a stubborn heifer.(E)
How then can the Lord pasture them
like lambs(F) in a meadow?
17 Ephraim is joined to idols;
leave him alone!
18 Even when their drinks are gone,
they continue their prostitution;
their rulers dearly love shameful ways.
19 A whirlwind(G) will sweep them away,
and their sacrifices will bring them shame.(H)
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:15 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).
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