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10 (A)They will eat, but not be satisfied;
They will (B)play the harlot, but not break forth in number,
Because they have [a](C)forsaken Yahweh to keep harlotry.

11 Harlotry, (D)wine, and new wine take away a heart of wisdom.
12 My people (E)ask their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand declares to them;
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departing [b]from their God.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:10 Or forsaken Yahweh to practice (v 11) harlotry; lit forsaken giving heed
  2. Hosea 4:12 Lit from under