Hosea 4:13-15
Lexham English Bible
13 On the tops of the mountains they sacrifice,
and on the hills they make offerings,
under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
because their[a] shade is good.
Therefore your daughters play the whore,
and all your daughters-in-law[b] commit adultery.
14 I will not punish your daughters[c] when they play the whore,
or your daughters-in-law[d] when they commit adultery;
because they go aside with whores,
and they sacrifice with temple prostitutes,
a people that does not understand comes to ruin.
15 Even though you, O Israel, are playing the whore,
do not let Judah become guilty;
do not enter Gilgal,
or go up to Beth-aven;
and do not swear,
“As Yahweh lives!”[e]
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:13 Hebrew “its”
- Hosea 4:13 Or “brides”
- Hosea 4:14 Literally “I will not visit sins upon your daughters”
- Hosea 4:14 Or “brides”
- Hosea 4:15 Literally “the life of Yahweh”
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