Hosea 4:17-19

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¹⁷Ephraim is joined to idols—
    let him alone.
¹⁸When their drinking is ended, they indulge in sexual orgies;
    they love lewdness more than their glory.^[a]
¹⁹A wind has wrapped them^[b] in its wings,
    and they shall be ashamed because of their altars.^[c]

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Hosea 4:18 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Hosea 4:19 Heb her
Hosea 4:19 Gk Syr: Heb sacrifices

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