17 Ephraim is allied with (A)idols;
(B)Leave him alone.
18 Their liquor is gone,
They prostitute themselves continually;
[a](C)Their [b]rulers dearly love shame.
19 (D)The wind wraps them in its wings,
And they will be [c]put to shame because of their sacrifices.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:18 Another reading is They dearly love the shame of gifts
  2. Hosea 4:18 Lit shields
  3. Hosea 4:19 Or ashamed

17 Ephraim is joined to idols;
    leave him alone!
18 Even when their drinks are gone,
    they continue their prostitution;
    their rulers dearly love shameful ways.
19 A whirlwind(A) will sweep them away,
    and their sacrifices will bring them shame.(B)

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