Hosea 4:18 Even when their drinks are gone, they continue their prostitution; their rulers dearly love shameful ways.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Even when their drinks are gone, they continue their prostitution; their rulers dearly love shameful ways.

English Standard Version
When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring; their rulers dearly love shame.

New American Standard Bible
Their liquor gone, They play the harlot continually; Their rulers dearly love shame.

King James Bible
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When their drinking is over, they turn to promiscuity. Israel's leaders fervently love disgrace.

International Standard Version
While drinking to excess, they prostitute themselves. They're in love with dishonor.

American Standard Version
Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Their banquet is separated, they have gone astray by fornication: they that should have protected them have loved to bring shame upon them.

Darby Bible Translation
Their drink is sour; they give themselves up to whoredom; her great men passionately love their shame.

Young's Literal Translation
Sour is their drink, They have gone diligently a-whoring, Her protectors have loved shame thoroughly.

Cross References

Genesis 38:24
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar your daughter in law has played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by prostitution. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

Hosea 9:10
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves to that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

Micah 3:11
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean on the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come on us.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

4:12-19 The people consulted images, and not the Divine word. This would lead to disorder and sin. Thus men prepare scourges for themselves, and vice is spread through a people. Let not Judah come near the idolatrous worship of Israel. For Israel was devoted to idols, and must now be let alone. When sinners cast off the easy yoke of Christ, they go on in sin till the Lord saith, Let them alone. Then they receive no more warnings, feel no more convictions: Satan takes full possession of them, and they ripen for destruction. It is a sad and sore judgment for any man to be let alone in sin. Those who are not disturbed in their sin, will be destroyed for their sin. May we be kept from this awful state; for the wrath of God, like a strong tempest, will soon hurry impenitent sinners into ruin.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

18. Their drink is sour—metaphor for utter degeneracy of principle (Isa 1:22). Or, unbridled licentiousness; not mere ordinary sin, but as abandoned as drunkards who vomit and smell sour with wine potations [Calvin]. Maurer not so well translates, "When their drinking is over, they commit whoredoms," namely, in honor of Astarte (Ho 4:13, 14).

her rulers—Israel's; literally, "shields" (compare Ps 47:9).

with shame … love, Give ye—(Pr 30:15). No remedy could be effectual against their corruptions since the very rulers sold justice for gifts [Calvin]. Maurer translates, "The rulers are marvelously enamored of shame." English Version is better.