Verse 12
Hosea 4:12
Literal Standard Version
12
My people at its staff asks and its rod declares to it, || For a spirit of whoredoms has caused to err, || And they go whoring from under 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
“Hear a word of YHWH, sons of Israel, || For a strife is to YHWH with inhabitants of the land, || Fo...
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2
Swearing, and lying, and murdering, || And stealing, and committing adultery—have increased, || And...
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3
Therefore the land mourns, || And every dweller is weak in it, || With the beast of the field, || An...
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4
Only, let no one strive, nor reprove a man, || And your people are as those striving with a priest.
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5
And you have stumbled in the day, || And a prophet has also stumbled with you in the night, || And I...
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6
My people have been cut off for lack of knowledge, || Because you have rejected knowledge, || I reje...
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7
According to their abundance so they sinned against Me, || I change their glory into shame.
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8
The sin of My people they eat, || And to their iniquity lift up their soul.
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9
And it has been, like people, like priest, || And I have charged on it its ways, || And its habitual...
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10
And they have eaten, and are not satisfied, || They have gone whoring, and do not increase, || For t...
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11
Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,
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12
My people at its staff asks and its rod declares to it, || For a spirit of whoredoms has caused to e...
13
On tops of the mountains they sacrifice, || And on the hills they make incense, || Under oak, and po...
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14
Therefore your daughters commit whoredom, || And your spouses commit adultery, || I do not see after...
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15
Though you are a harlot, O Israel, || Do not let Judah become guilty, || And do not come to Gilgal,...
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16
For Israel has turned aside as a stubborn heifer, || Now YHWH feeds them as a lamb in a large place.
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17
Ephraim is joined to idols, leave him alone.
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18
Sour is their drink, || They have gone whoring diligently, || Her protectors have thoroughly loved s...
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19
Wind has distressed her with its wings, || And they are ashamed of their sacrifices!”
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