Hosea 4:14-16

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁴ “I cannot blame your daughters or your daughters-in-law for doing this, because your men go and have sex with the temple prostitutes^[a] and offer sacrifices with them. This is how foolish people destroy themselves.

The Shameful Sins of Israel

¹⁵ “Israel, just because you act like a prostitute doesn’t mean that Judah should feel guilty too. People, don’t go to Gilgal or Beth Aven.^[b] Don’t use the Lord’s name to make promises. Don’t say, ‘As the Lord lives …!’ ¹⁶ The Lord has given many things to Israel. He is like a shepherd who takes his sheep to a large field with plenty of grass. But Israel is stubborn like a young cow that runs away again and again.