Font Size
Hosea 4:15-17
Contemporary English Version
Hosea 4:15-17
Contemporary English Version
15 Israel, you are unfaithful,
but don't lead Judah to sin.
Stop worshiping at Gilgal
or at sinful Bethel.[a]
And quit making promises
in my name—the name
of the living Lord.
16 You are nothing more
than a stubborn cow—
so stubborn that I, the Lord,
cannot feed you like lambs
in an open pasture.
Footnotes
- 4.15 sinful Bethel: The Hebrew text has “Beth-Aven,” which means “house of sin” or “house of nothing,” referring to “Bethel,” which means “house of God.”
- 4.17 Israel: The Hebrew text has “Ephraim,” the leading tribe of the northern kingdom of Israel, which sometimes stands for the whole kingdom.
- 4.17 charmed by: Or “joined to.”
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society For more information about CEV, visit www.bibles.com and www.cev.bible.
Bible Gateway Recommends
CEV Economical Bible, Paper, Blue
Our Price: $5.49
CEV Extreme Faith Youth Bible, Paper
Our Price: $5.49
The Holy Bible: CEV Your Young Christian's First Bible, Hardcover
Retail: $19.99
Our Price: $17.99
Save: $2.00 (10%)
Outreach New Testament-Cev, Paper, Blue
Our Price: $1.79