Hosea 4:18
Strong's Lexicon
When their liquor
סָבְאָ֑ם (sā·ḇə·’ām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5435: 1) drink, liquor, wine

is gone,
סָ֖ר (sār)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5493: 1) to turn aside, depart 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto 1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid 1a3) to be removed 1a4) to come to an end 1b) (Polel) to turn aside 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose 1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish 1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed

they turn to prostitution
הַזְנֵ֣ה (haz·nêh)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 2181: 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication 1a2) to commit adultery 1a3) to be a cult prostitute 1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to play the harlot 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to commit adultery 1c2) to force into prostitution 1c3) to commit fornication

הִזְנ֔וּ (hiz·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2181: 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication 1a2) to commit adultery 1a3) to be a cult prostitute 1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to play the harlot 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to commit adultery 1c2) to force into prostitution 1c3) to commit fornication

their rulers
מָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃ (mā·ḡin·ne·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4043: 1) shield, buckler

dearly
הֵב֛וּ (hê·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like

love
אָהֲב֥וּ (’ā·hă·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like

disgrace.
קָל֖וֹן (qā·lō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7036: 1) shame, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy 1a) ignominy (of nation) 1b) dishonour, disgrace (personal)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.

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

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

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

New Living Translation
When the rulers of Israel finish their drinking, off they go to find some prostitutes. They love shame more than honor.

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.

NET Bible
They consume their alcohol, then engage in cult prostitution; they dearly love their shameful behavior.

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

English Revised Version
Their drink is become sour: they commit whoredom continually; her rulers dearly love 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 thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. 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 firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto 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 upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.

Hosea 1:1
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

Hosea 4:17
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.

Hosea 4:16
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

Hosea 4:15
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.

Hosea 4:19
The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

Hosea 5:1
Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

Hosea 5:2
And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
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