(A)The more they increased,
    the more they sinned against me;
    (B)I will change their glory into shame.
(C)They feed on the sin[a] of my people;
    they are greedy for their iniquity.
(D)And it shall be like people, like priest;
    I will punish them for their ways
    and repay them for their deeds.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:8 Or sin offering

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

As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.

They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

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