Hosea 4:10-14
Legacy Standard Bible
10 (A)They will eat, but not be satisfied;
They will (B)play the harlot, but not break forth in number,
Because they have [a](C)forsaken Yahweh to keep harlotry.
11 Harlotry, (D)wine, and new wine take away a heart of wisdom.
12 My people (E)ask their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand declares to them;
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departing [b]from their God.
13 They offer sacrifices on the (F)tops of the mountains
And [c](G)burn incense on the hills,
(H)Under oak, poplar, and terebinth
Because their shade is good.
Therefore your daughters play the harlot,
And your [d]brides commit adultery.
14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot
Or your [e]brides when they commit adultery,
For the men themselves go apart with harlots
And offer sacrifices with (I)cult prostitutes;
So the people without understanding are [f]ruined.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:10 Or forsaken Yahweh to practice (v 11) harlotry; lit forsaken giving heed
- Hosea 4:12 Lit from under
- Hosea 4:13 Or offer sacrifices
- Hosea 4:13 Or daughters-in-law
- Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law
- Hosea 4:14 Lit thrust down
Hosea 4:10-14
New American Standard Bible
10 (A)They will eat, but not have enough;
They will (B)play the prostitute, but not [a]increase,
Because they (C)gave up devoting themselves to the Lord.
11 [b]Infidelity, (D)wine, and new wine take away the [c]understanding.
12 My people (E)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 [d]from their God.
13 They offer sacrifices on the (F)tops of the mountains
And [e](G)burn incense on the hills,
(H)Under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
Because their shade is pleasant.
Therefore your daughters play the prostitute,
And your [f]brides commit adultery.
14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute,
Or your [g]brides when they commit adultery,
Because the men themselves slip away with the prostitutes
And offer sacrifices with (I)temple prostitutes;
So the people without understanding are ruined.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:10 I.e., either in population or wealth
- Hosea 4:11 Or Prostitution
- Hosea 4:11 Lit heart
- Hosea 4:12 Lit from under
- Hosea 4:13 Or offer sacrifices
- Hosea 4:13 Or daughters-in-law
- Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law
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