Hosea 4:13-19 ▼

13 They offer sacrifices on the tops of the mountains And burn incense on the hills, Under oak, poplar, and terebinth Because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the harlot, And your brides commit adultery.

14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot Or your brides when they commit adultery, For the men themselves go apart with harlots And offer sacrifices with cult prostitutes; So the people without understanding are ruined.

15 Though you, Israel, play the harlot, Do not let Judah become guilty; Also do not go to Gilgal Nor go up to Beth-aven And swear the oath: “As Yahweh lives!”

16 Since Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn heifer, Can Yahweh now feed them Like a lamb in a large field?

17 Ephraim is joined to idols; Let him alone.

18 Their drink gone; They play the harlot continually; Their rulers dearly love disgrace.

19 The wind binds them up in its wings, And they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.