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Hosea 4	Hosea 4
Hosea 4:1 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.	Hosea 4:1 Give ear to the word of the Lord, O children of Israel; for the Lord has a cause against the people of this land, because there is no good faith in it, and no mercy and no knowledge of God in the land.
Hosea 4:2 There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.	Hosea 4:2 There is cursing and broken faith, violent death and attacks on property, men are untrue in married life, houses are broken into, and there is blood touching blood.
Hosea 4:3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.	Hosea 4:3 Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away.
Hosea 4:4 Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.	Hosea 4:4 Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.
Hosea 4:5 And thou shalt stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother.	Hosea 4:5 You will not be able to keep on your feet by day, and by night the prophet will be falling down with you, and I will give your mother to destruction.
Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.	Hosea 4:6 Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.
Hosea 4:7 As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame.	Hosea 4:7 Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.
Hosea 4:8 They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.	Hosea 4:8 The sin of my people is like food to them; and their desire is for their wrongdoing.
Hosea 4:9 And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.	Hosea 4:9 And the priest will be like the people; I will give them punishment for their evil ways, and the reward of their acts.
Hosea 4:10 And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.	Hosea 4:10 They will have food, but they will not be full; they will be false to me, but they will not be increased, because they no longer give thought to the Lord.
Hosea 4:11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.	Hosea 4:11 Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.
Hosea 4:12 My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, [departing] from under their God.	Hosea 4:12 My people get knowledge from their tree, and their rod gives them news; for a false spirit is the cause of their wandering, and they have been false to their God.
Hosea 4:13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.	Hosea 4:13 They make offerings on the tops of mountains, burning perfumes in high places, under trees of every sort, because their shade is good: and so your daughters are given up to loose ways and your brides are false to their husbands.
Hosea 4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for [the men] themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes; and the people that doth not understand shall be overthrown.	Hosea 4:14 I will not give punishment to your daughters or your brides for their evil behaviour; for they make themselves separate with loose women, and make offerings with those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: the people who have no wisdom will be sent away.
Hosea 4:15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah liveth.	Hosea 4:15 Do not you, O Israel, come into error; do not you, O Judah, come to Gilgal, or go up to Beth-aven, or take an oath, By the living Lord.
Hosea 4:16 For Israel hath behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer: now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.	Hosea 4:16 For Israel is uncontrolled, like a cow which may not be controlled; now will the Lord give them food like a lamb in a wide place.
Hosea 4:17 Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.	Hosea 4:17 Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.
Hosea 4:18 Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.	Hosea 4:18 Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame.
Hosea 4:19 The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.	Hosea 4:19 They are folded in the skirts of the wind; they will be shamed because of their offerings.