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 pleasant. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, And your brides commit adultery.

14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, Or your brides when they commit adultery, Because the men themselves slip away with the prostitutes And offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes; So the people without understanding are ruined.

15 Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, Judah must not become guilty; Also you are not to go to Gilgal, Nor go up to Beth-aven And take the oath: “As the LORD lives!”

16 Since Israel is stubborn Like a stubborn cow, Will the LORD now pasture them Like a lamb in a large field?

17 Ephraim is allied with idols; Leave him alone.

18 Their liquor is gone, They prostitute themselves continually; Their rulers dearly love shame.

19 The wind wraps them in its wings, And they will be put to shame because of their sacrifices.