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Hosea 4:11-13
New English Translation
Hosea 4:11-13
New English Translation
Judgment of Pagan Idolatry and Cultic Prostitution
11 Old and new wine
take away the understanding of my people.[a]
12 They consult their wooden idols,
and their diviner’s staff answers with an oracle.
The wind of prostitution blows them astray;
they commit spiritual adultery[b] against their God.
13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops
and burn offerings on the hills;
they sacrifice[c] under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
because their shade is so pleasant.
As a result, your daughters have become cult prostitutes,
and your daughters-in-law commit adultery!
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:11 tn Heb “take away the heart of my people.” The present translation assumes that the first word of v. 12 in the Hebrew text is to be construed with the noun at the end of v. 11 (so also TEV, CEV, NLT).
- Hosea 4:12 tn Heb “adultery.” The adjective “spiritual” is supplied in the translation to clarify that apostasy is meant here.
- Hosea 4:13 tn The phrase “they sacrifice” is not repeated in the Hebrew text here but is implied by parallelism; it is provided in the translation for the sake of clarity.
Hosea 4:11-13
New International Version
Hosea 4:11-13
New International Version
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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