Hosea 4:15
1599 Geneva Bible
15 Though thou Israel, play the harlot, yet [a]let not Judah sin: come not ye unto [b]Gilgal, neither go ye up to [c]Beth Aven, nor swear, The Lord liveth.
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- Hosea 4:15 God complaineth that Judah is infected, and willeth them to learn to return in time.
- Hosea 4:15 For albeit the Lord had honored this place in time past by his presence, yet because it was abused by their idolatry, he would not that his people should resort thither.
- Hosea 4:15 He calleth Bethel, that is, the house of God, Beth Aven, that is, the house of iniquity, because of their abominations set up there, signifying that no place is holy, where God is not purely worshipped.
Hosea 4:15
New International Version
15 “Though you, Israel, commit adultery,
do not let Judah become guilty.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:15 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).
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