31 Let him not (A)trust in futile things, deceiving himself,
For futility will be his reward.

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12 My people ask counsel from their (A)wooden idols,
And their [a]staff informs them.
For (B)the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray,
And they have played the harlot against their God.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:12 Diviner’s rod

12 My people consult a wooden idol,(A)
    and a diviner’s rod speaks to them.(B)
A spirit of prostitution(C) leads them astray;(D)
    they are unfaithful(E) to their God.

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21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but (A)became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

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21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.(A)

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22 (A)Professing to be wise, they became fools,

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22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools(A)

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11 And (A)for this reason God will send them strong delusion, (B)that they should believe the lie,

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11 For this reason God sends them(A) a powerful delusion(B) so that they will believe the lie(C)

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13 (A)But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse,(A) deceiving and being deceived.(B)

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