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The more they increased in number,
the more they sinned against me.
I will change their glory into shame.
They feed on the sin of my people
and are greedy for their crimes.
But the cohen will fare
no better than the people;
I will punish him for his ways
and pay him back for his deeds.

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The more priests there were,
    the more they sinned against me;
    they exchanged their glorious God[a](A) for something disgraceful.(B)
They feed on the sins of my people
    and relish their wickedness.(C)
And it will be: Like people, like priests.(D)
    I will punish both of them for their ways
    and repay them for their deeds.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:7 Syriac (see also an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition); Masoretic Text me; / I will exchange their glory