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
New American Standard Bible
4 Yet let no one [a](A)find fault, and let no one rebuke;
For your people are like those who (B)contend with a priest.
5 So you will (C)stumble by day,
And the prophet also will stumble with you by night;
And I will destroy your (D)mother.
6 (E)My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Since you have (F)rejected knowledge,
I also will (G)reject you from being My priest.
Since you have (H)forgotten the (I)Law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
7 The more they (J)multiplied, the more they sinned against Me;
I will (K)change their glory into shame.
8 They (L)feed on the [b]sin of My people,
And (M)long for their wrongdoing.
9 And it will be, like people, (N)like priest;
So I will (O)punish them for their ways
And repay them for their deeds.
10 (P)They will eat, but not have enough;
They will (Q)play the prostitute, but not [c]increase,
Because they (R)gave up devoting themselves to the Lord.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:4 Lit contend
- Hosea 4:8 Or sin offering
- Hosea 4:10 I.e., either in population or wealth
- Hosea 4:11 Or Prostitution
- Hosea 4:11 Lit heart
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