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Hosea 4:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Hosea 4:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 Ephraim is attached to idols;(A)
leave him alone!(B)
18 When their drinking is over,
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders[a] fervently love disgrace.[b]
19 A wind with its wings will carry them off,[c](C)
and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:18 Lit Her shields; Ps 47:9; 89:18
- Hosea 4:18 Hb obscure
- Hosea 4:19 Lit wind will bind it in its wings
Hosea 4:17-19
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Hosea 4:17-19
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Hosea 4:17-19
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Hosea 4:17-19
King James Version
17 Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
18 Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
19 The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
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Hosea 4:17-19
New King James Version
Hosea 4:17-19
New King James Version
17 “Ephraim is joined to idols,
(A)Let him alone.
18 Their drink [a]is rebellion,
They commit harlotry continually.
(B)Her [b]rulers [c]dearly love dishonor.
19 (C)The wind has wrapped her up in its wings,
And (D)they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
Footnotes
- Hosea 4:18 Or has turned aside
- Hosea 4:18 Lit. shields
- Hosea 4:18 Heb. difficult; a Jewish tradition shamefully love, ‘Give!’
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