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15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah [a]offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah liveth. 16 For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place. 17 Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.

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  1. Hosea 4:15 Or, become guilty

15 Even though you, O Israel, are playing the whore,
    do not let Judah become guilty;
do not enter Gilgal,
    or go up to Beth-aven;
and do not swear,
    As Yahweh lives!”[a]
16 Indeed, like a stubborn heifer,
    Israel is stubborn;
Now Yahweh will feed them,
    like a lamb in broad pasture.[b]
17 Ephraim is joined to idols;
    let him alone.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:15 Literally “the life of Yahweh”
  2. Hosea 4:16 Or “Can Yahweh feed them, like a lamb in broad pasture?”