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The more they (A)multiplied, the more they sinned against Me;
I will (B)change their glory into disgrace.
They (C)eat the [a]sin of My people
And (D)lift up [b]their soul toward their iniquity.
And it will be like people, (E)like priest;
So I will (F)punish them for their ways
And cause their deeds to return to them.

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  1. Hosea 4:8 Or sin offering
  2. Hosea 4:8 Lit his

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