Hosea 4:15-17
Holman 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
- Hosea 4:15 = House of Wickedness
Hosea 4:15-17
New Living Translation
15 “Though you, Israel, are a prostitute,
may Judah not be guilty of such things.
Do not join the false worship at Gilgal or Beth-aven,[a]
and do not take oaths there in the Lord’s name.
16 Israel is stubborn,
like a stubborn heifer.
So should the Lord feed her
like a lamb in a lush pasture?
17 Leave Israel[b] alone,
because she is married to idolatry.
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