Hosea 4:4-11
Lexham English Bible
4 Yet, let no one contend,
and let no one accuse,
for with you, O priest, is my contention.[a]
5 You will stumble by day,
and the priest also will stumble
with you at night.
And I will destroy your mother;
6 My people are destroyed
for lack of knowledge;
because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you from acting as a priest for me.[b]
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your children.[c]
7 When they became many, their sin increased against me;
they changed[d] their glory into shame.
8 They feed on the sin of my people,[e]
they are greedy[f] for their iniquity.
9 And it will be like people, like priest;
I will punish them[g] for their[h] ways,
and I will requite them[i] for their[j] deeds.
10 They will eat and not be satisfied;
they will play the whore and not multiply,
because they have forsaken Yahweh to devote themselves to
11 whoredom.[k]
Wine and new wine take away the understanding.[l]
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:4 The Hebrew is unclear; the NASB translates “For your people are like those who contend with the priest”
- Hosea 4:6 Or “to me”
- Hosea 4:6 Hebrew “sons”
- Hosea 4:7 Hebrew uncertain; MT “I will exchange”
- Hosea 4:8 Literally “They eat the sins of my people”
- Hosea 4:8 Literally “they lift up their throat”
- Hosea 4:9 Hebrew “him”
- Hosea 4:9 Hebrew “his”
- Hosea 4:9 Hebrew “him”
- Hosea 4:9 Hebrew “his”
- Hosea 4:11 Literally “to watch over whoredom”
- Hosea 4:11 Literally “take away heart”
Hosea 4:4-11
International Standard Version
4 “Let no one fight or bring charges against another,
for my dispute is with you, priest.
5 So you will stumble during the day,
the prophet also will stumble with you at night,
and I will destroy your mother.[a]
6 My people are destroyed because they lack knowledge of me.[b]
Because you rejected that knowledge,
I will reject you as a priest for me.
Since you forget the Law of your God,
I will also forget your children.
7 “The more they increased in number,[c]
the more they sinned against me,
so I will change their glory into shame.
8 They feed on the sin of my people;
they purpose in their heart to transgress.
9 So it will be: like people, like priest.
I will punish them for their lifestyles,
rewarding them according to their behavior.
10 They will eat,
but will not be satisfied.
They will engage in prostitution,
but they won’t increase,
because they have stopped listening to the Lord.
11 “Sexual immorality, wine, and fresh wine seduce the heart of my people.[d]
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:5 I.e. Israel
- Hosea 4:6 The Heb. lacks of me
- Hosea 4:7 The Heb. lacks in number
- Hosea 4:11 So LXX. The Heb. lacks of my people
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