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The more priests there are,
    the more they sin against me.
        So I will turn their glory into shame.
They feed on the sins of my people,
    and they want them to do wicked things.
        So the priests will be punished like the people.
            I will punish them for their wicked ways
                and pay them back for what they have done.

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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