Verse 12

Hosea 4:12

Geneva Bible

12 My people aske counsell at their stockes, and their staffe teacheth them: for the spirite of fornications hath caused them to erre, and they haue gone a whoring from vnder their God (Elohim).
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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Chapter 4 Context
1 Heare the worde of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controuersie with the inhabi... Focus ↗
2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and whoring they breake out, and blood toucheth b... Focus ↗
3 Therefore shall the land mourne, and euery one that dwelleth therein, shall be cut off, with the bea... Focus ↗
4 Yet let none rebuke, nor reproue another: for thy people are as they that rebuke the Priest. Focus ↗
5 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the Prophet shall fall with thee in the night, and I will... Focus ↗
6 My people are destroyed for lacke of knowledge: because thou hast refused knowledge, I will also ref... Focus ↗
7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I chaunge their glorie into shame. Focus ↗
8 They eate vp the sinnes of my people, and lift vp their mindes in their iniquitie. Focus ↗
9 And there shalbe like people, like Priest: for I wil visite their wayes vpon them, and reward them t... Focus ↗
10 For they shall eate, and not haue ynough: they shall commit adulterie, and shall not increase, becau... Focus ↗
11 Whoredome, and wine, and newe wine take away their heart. Focus ↗
12 My people aske counsell at their stockes, and their staffe teacheth them: for the spirite of fornica...
13 They sacrifice vpon the toppes of ye mountaines, and burne incense vpon the hilles vnder the okes, a... Focus ↗
14 I will not visite your daughters when they are harlots: nor your spouses when they are whores: for t... Focus ↗
15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Iudah sinne: come not ye vnto Gilgal, neither goe... Focus ↗
16 For Israel is rebellious as an vnruly heyfer. Nowe the Lord will feede them as a lambe in a large pl... Focus ↗
17 Ephraim is ioyned to idoles: let him alone. Focus ↗
18 Their drunkennes stinketh: they haue committed whoredome: their rulers loue to say with shame, Bring... Focus ↗
19 The winde hath bounde them vp in her wings, and they shalbe ashamed of their sacrifices. Focus ↗