Hosea 4:4-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 Yet let no one contend,
and let none accuse,
for with you is my contention, O priest.[a](A)
5 You shall stumble by day;
the prophet also shall stumble with you by night,
and I will destroy your mother.(B)
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge!
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you from being a priest to me;
and since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.(C)
7 The more they increased,
the more they sinned against me;
they changed[b] their glory into shame.(D)
8 They feed on the sin of my people;
they are greedy for their iniquity.
9 And it shall be like people, like priest;
I will punish them for their ways
and repay them for their deeds.(E)
10 They shall eat but not be satisfied;
they shall prostitute themselves but not multiply,
because they have forsaken the Lord
to devote themselves to(F) 11 prostitution.
The Idolatry of Israel
Wine and new wine
take away the understanding.(G)
Hosea 4:4-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 But let no one dispute;(A) let no one argue,
for My case is against you priests.[a][b](B)
5 You will stumble by day;(C)
the prophet will also stumble with you by night.
And I will destroy your mother.(D)
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.(E)
Because you have rejected knowledge,(F)
I will reject you(G) from serving as My priest.
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,(H)
I will also forget your sons.
7 The more they multiplied,(I)
the more they sinned against Me.
I[c] will change their honor[d] into disgrace.(J)
8 They feed on the sin[e] of My people;(K)
they have an appetite for their transgressions.(L)
9 The same judgment will happen
to both people and priests.(M)
I will punish them for their ways(N)
and repay them for their deeds.
10 They will eat but not be satisfied;(O)
they will be promiscuous(P) but not multiply.
For they have abandoned their devotion to the Lord.(Q)
11 Promiscuity,(R) wine, and new wine
take away one’s understanding.(S)
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