They (A)feed on the [a]sin of My people
And (B)direct their desire toward their iniquity.
And it will be, like people, (C)like priest;
So I will (D)punish them for their ways
And repay them for their deeds.
10 (E)They will eat, but not have enough;
They will (F)play the harlot, but not increase,
Because they have [b](G)stopped giving heed to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:8 Or sin offering
  2. Hosea 4:10 Lit forsaken giving heed; or forsaken the Lord to practice (v 11) harlotry

They feed on the sins of my people
    and relish their wickedness.(A)
And it will be: Like people, like priests.(B)
    I will punish both of them for their ways
    and repay them for their deeds.(C)

10 “They will eat but not have enough;(D)
    they will engage in prostitution(E) but not flourish,
because they have deserted(F) the Lord
    to give themselves

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