16 For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow.(A)
Can the Lord now shepherd them
like a lamb in an open meadow?(B)
17 Ephraim is attached to idols;(C)
leave him alone!(D)
18 When their drinking is over,
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders[a] fervently love disgrace.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:18 Lit Her shields; Ps 47:9; 89:18
  2. Hosea 4:18 Hb obscure

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