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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Footnotes

  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 When their drinking is ended, they indulge in sexual orgies;
    they love lewdness more than their glory.[a](A)
19 A wind has wrapped them[b] in its wings,
    and they shall be ashamed because of their altars.[c](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.18 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 4.19 Heb her
  3. 4.19 Gk Syr: Heb sacrifices