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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:10 Or forsaken Yahweh to practice (v 11) harlotry; lit forsaken giving heed
  2. Hosea 4:12 Lit from under
  3. Hosea 4:13 Or offer sacrifices
  4. Hosea 4:13 Or daughters-in-law
  5. Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law
  6. Hosea 4:14 Lit thrust down

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 11 to prostitution;(D)
old wine(E) and new wine
    take away their understanding.(F)
12 My 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.
13 They 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)

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