Hosea 4:12-14
New American Standard Bible 1995
12 My people (A)consult their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand informs them;
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departing [a]from their God.
13 They offer sacrifices on the (B)tops of the mountains
And [b](C)burn incense on the hills,
(D)Under oak, poplar and terebinth,
Because their shade is pleasant.
Therefore your daughters play the harlot
And your [c]brides commit adultery.
14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot
Or your [d]brides when they commit adultery,
For the men themselves go apart with harlots
And offer sacrifices with (E)temple prostitutes;
So the people without understanding are [e]ruined.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:12 Lit from under
- Hosea 4:13 Or offer sacrifices
- Hosea 4:13 Or daughters-in-law
- Hosea 4:14 Or daughters-in-law
- Hosea 4:14 Lit thrust down
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