Verse 12
Hosea 4:12
King James Version
12
My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused
them to err, and they have gone a 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.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
Done.
Sign in to save notes and annotations.
Chapter 4 Context
1
Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitan...
Focus ↗
2
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and bloo...
Focus ↗
3
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts...
Focus ↗
4
Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people
are
as they that strive with the priest.
Focus ↗
5
Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I...
Focus ↗
6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also rej...
Focus ↗
7
As they were increased, so they sinned against me:
therefore
will I change their glory into shame.
Focus ↗
8
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
Focus ↗
9
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them...
Focus ↗
10
For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because...
Focus ↗
11
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Focus ↗
12
My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whored...
13
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and popla...
Focus ↗
14
I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adulte...
Focus ↗
15
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot,
yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither...
Focus ↗
16
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large pl...
Focus ↗
17
Ephraim
is joined to idols: let him alone.
Focus ↗
18
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers
with shame do love, Give y...
Focus ↗
19
The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
Focus ↗