Hosea 4:15-17
Christian Standard Bible
Warnings for Israel and Judah
15 Israel, if you act promiscuously,
don’t let Judah become guilty!
Do not go to Gilgal(A)
or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven,[a](B)
and do not swear an oath: As the Lord lives!(C)
16 For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow.(D)
Can the Lord now shepherd them
like a lamb in an open meadow?(E)
17 Ephraim is attached to idols;(F)
leave him alone!(G)
Footnotes
- 4:15 = House of Wickedness
Hosea 4:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 Though you, Israel, play the prostitute,
Judah must not become guilty;
Also you are not to go to (A)Gilgal,
Nor go up to Beth-aven
(B)And take the oath:
“As the Lord lives!”
16 Since Israel is (C)stubborn
Like a stubborn cow,
[a]Will the Lord now (D)pasture them
Like a lamb in a large field?
17 Ephraim is allied with (E)idols;
(F)Leave him alone.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:16 Or The Lord will now pasture...field.
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