12 My people consult their wooden idols,(A)
and their divining rods inform them.
For a spirit of promiscuity leads them astray;(B)
they act promiscuously(C)
in disobedience to[a] their God.
13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops,(D)
and they burn offerings on the hills,(E)
and under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,(F)
because their shade is pleasant.
And so your daughters act promiscuously
and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
14 I will not punish your daughters
when they act promiscuously
or your daughters-in-law
when they commit adultery,
for the men themselves go off with prostitutes(G)
and make sacrifices with cult prostitutes.(H)
People without discernment are doomed.(I)

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Notas al pie

  1. 4:12 Lit promiscuously from under

12 My people seek counsel from their piece of wood,
    and their diviner’s rod[a] speaks to them.
For a spirit of prostitution causes them to go astray;
    in their immorality they desert their God.
13 They offer sacrifices on the mountain tops,
    burning offerings on the hills,
under oaks, poplars, and terebinth[b] trees,
    since their shade is very good.
Therefore your daughters are prostitutes
    and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
14 However, I’m not going to punish your daughters
    when they commit prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law
    when they commit adultery,
because their men are themselves immoral—
    they offer sacrifices with prostitutes.
These people who aren’t discerning will stumble.

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Notas al pie

  1. Hosea 4:12 Lit. their carved wood
  2. Hosea 4:13 Or great