Hosea 4:16-18

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁶ The Lord has given many things to Israel. He is like a shepherd who takes his sheep to a large field with plenty of grass. But Israel is stubborn like a young cow that runs away again and again.

¹⁷ “Ephraim has joined his idols, so leave him alone. ¹⁸ Ephraim has joined their drunkenness. Let them continue to be prostitutes. Let them be with their lovers.^[a]