Hosea 4:15-17

English Standard Version

¹⁵Though you play the whore, O ^(A)Israel,
    let not ^(B)Judah become guilty.
^(C)Enter not into ^(D)Gilgal,
    nor go up to ^(E)Beth-aven,
    and swear not, “As the Lord lives.”
¹⁶Like a stubborn heifer,
    Israel is stubborn;
can the Lord now feed them
    like a lamb in a broad pasture?

¹⁷^(F)Ephraim is joined to idols;
^(G)leave him alone.

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Hosea 4:15-17

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Warnings for Israel and Judah

¹⁵Israel, 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)
¹⁶For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow.^(D)
Can the Lord now shepherd them
like a lamb in an open meadow?^(E)
¹⁷Ephraim is attached to idols;^(F)
leave him alone!^(G)

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Hosea 4:15 = House of Wickedness

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Hosea 4:15-17

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Hosea 4:15-17

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Warnings for Israel and Judah

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Hosea 4:15-17 Holman Christian Standard Bible

Warnings for Israel and Judah

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Hosea 4:15-17

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Hosea 4:15-17

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