Hosea 4:15-17

International Children’s Bible

¹⁵ “Israel, you act like a prostitute.
    But don’t let Judah be guilty.
Don’t go to sacrifice at Gilgal.
    Don’t go up to give offerings at Beth Aven.^[a]
Don’t use the Lord’s name to make promises.
    Don’t say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives . . .’
¹⁶ The people of Israel are stubborn
    like a stubborn young cow.
How then can the Lord feed them
    like lambs in a meadow?
¹⁷ Israel has chosen to worship idols.
    So, let them.