18 Their liquor is gone,
They prostitute themselves continually;
[a](A)Their [b]rulers dearly love shame.
19 (B)The wind wraps them in its wings,
And they will be [c]put to shame because of their sacrifices.

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  1. Hosea 4:18 Another reading is They dearly love the shame of gifts
  2. Hosea 4:18 Lit shields
  3. Hosea 4:19 Or ashamed

18 [a]Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; [b]her [c]rulers dearly love shame. 19 The wind hath wrapped her up in its [d]wings; and [e]they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.

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  1. Hosea 4:18 Or, Their carouse is over
  2. Hosea 4:18 Or, they are given up to love; her rulers are a shame
  3. Hosea 4:18 Hebrew shields.
  4. Hosea 4:19 Or, skirts
  5. Hosea 4:19 Or, as otherwise read, their altars shall be put to shame