18 When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring;
    (A)their rulers[a] dearly love shame.
19 (B)A wind has wrapped them[b] in its wings,
    and they shall (C)be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

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  1. Hosea 4:18 Hebrew shields
  2. Hosea 4:19 Hebrew her

18 When their drinking is over,
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders[a] fervently love disgrace.[b]
19 A wind with its wings will carry them off,[c](A)
and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices.

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  1. Hosea 4:18 Lit Her shields; Ps 47:9; 89:18
  2. Hosea 4:18 Hb obscure
  3. Hosea 4:19 Lit wind will bind it in its wings