Hosea 4:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 They feed on the sin of my people,
and are greedy for their iniquity.[a]
9 Like people, like priest:(A)
I will punish them for their ways,
and repay them for their deeds.
10 They will eat but not be satisfied,(B)
they will promote prostitution[b] but not increase,
Because they have abandoned the Lord,
devoting themselves
Footnotes
- 4:8 The priest receives part of the sacrifice (Lv 6:19; 7:7).
- 4:10–11 Prostitution: often a synonym for idolatry. The covenant bond was symbolized as the relationship between husband and wife (see chaps. 1–2). Thus, abandoning the Lord for a foreign god was called prostitution or adultery.
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