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Hosea 4:14-16
New International Version
Hosea 4:14-16
New International Version
14 “I will not punish your daughters
when they turn to prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law
when they commit adultery,
because the men themselves consort with harlots(A)
and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes(B)—
a people without understanding(C) will come to ruin!(D)
15 “Though you, Israel, commit adultery,
do not let Judah become guilty.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:15 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).
Hosea 4:14-16
King James Version
Hosea 4:14-16
King James Version
14 I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The Lord liveth.
16 For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
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Hosea 4:14-16
New King James Version
Hosea 4:14-16
New King James Version
14 “I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry,
Nor your brides when they commit adultery;
For the men themselves go apart with harlots,
And offer sacrifices with a (A)ritual harlot.
Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled.
15 “Though you, Israel, play the harlot,
Let not Judah offend.
(B)Do not come up to Gilgal,
Nor go up to (C)Beth[a] Aven,
(D)Nor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—
16 “For Israel (E)is stubborn
Like a stubborn calf;
Now the Lord will let them forage
Like a lamb in [b]open country.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:15 Lit. House of Idolatry or Wickedness
- Hosea 4:16 Lit. a large place
Hosea 4:14-16
English Standard Version
Hosea 4:14-16
English Standard Version
14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore,
nor your brides when they commit adultery;
for (A)the men themselves go aside with prostitutes
and sacrifice with (B)cult prostitutes,
and a people (C)without understanding shall come to ruin.
15 Though you play the whore, O (D)Israel,
let not (E)Judah become guilty.
(F)Enter not into (G)Gilgal,
nor go up to (H)Beth-aven,
and swear not, “As the Lord lives.”
16 Like a stubborn heifer,
Israel is stubborn;
can the Lord now feed them
like a lamb in a broad pasture?
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