11 Harlotry, (A)wine and new wine take away the [a]understanding.
12 My people (B)consult their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand informs them;
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departing [b]from their God.
13 They offer sacrifices on the (C)tops of the mountains
And [c](D)burn incense on the hills,
(E)Under oak, poplar and terebinth,
Because their shade is pleasant.
Therefore your daughters play the harlot
And your [d]brides commit adultery.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:11 Lit heart
  2. Hosea 4:12 Lit from under
  3. Hosea 4:13 Or offer sacrifices
  4. Hosea 4:13 Or daughters-in-law

     11 to prostitution;(A)
old wine(B) and new wine
    take away their understanding.(C)
12 My people consult a wooden idol,(D)
    and a diviner’s rod speaks to them.(E)
A spirit of prostitution(F) leads them astray;(G)
    they are unfaithful(H) to their God.
13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops
    and burn offerings on the hills,
under oak,(I) poplar and terebinth,
    where the shade is pleasant.(J)
Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution(K)
    and your daughters-in-law to adultery.(L)

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