Hosea 4:12-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 My people consult a piece of wood,
and their divining rod gives them oracles.
For a spirit of prostitution has led them astray,
and they have prostituted themselves, forsaking their God.(A)
13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains
and make offerings upon the hills,
under oak, poplar, and terebinth
because their shade is good.
Therefore your daughters prostitute themselves,
and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.(B)
14 I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves
nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery,
for the men themselves go aside with prostitutes
and sacrifice with female attendants;
thus a people without understanding comes to ruin.(C)
Hosea 4:12-14
English Standard Version
12 My people (A)inquire of a piece of wood,
and their walking staff gives them oracles.
For (B)a spirit of whoredom has led them astray,
and they have left their God to play the whore.
13 (C)They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains
and burn offerings on the hills,
(D)under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
because their shade is good.
Therefore your daughters play the whore,
and your brides commit adultery.
14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore,
nor your brides when they commit adultery;
for (E)the men themselves go aside with prostitutes
and sacrifice with (F)cult prostitutes,
and a people (G)without understanding shall come to ruin.
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