Verse 12
Hosea 4:12
New Living Translation
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They ask a piece of wood for advice!<br>They think a stick can tell them the future!<br>Longing after idols<br>has made them foolish.<br>They have played the prostitute,<br>serving other gods and deserting their God (Elohim).<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
עַמִּ/י֙ בְּ/עֵצ֣/וֹ יִשְׁאָ֔ל וּ/מַקְל֖/וֹ יַגִּ֣יד ל֑/וֹ כִּ֣י ר֤וּחַ זְנוּנִים֙ הִתְעָ֔ה וַ/יִּזְנ֖וּ מִ/תַּ֥חַת אֱלֹהֵי/הֶֽם
English Translation
The people will ask of their wood, and their staff will tell them, for a spirit of harlotry has led them astray, and they have committed fornication under their gods.
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