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Hosea 4:18-19
Contemporary English Version

18 You get drunk, then sleep
    with prostitutes;
you would rather be vulgar
    than lead a decent life.[a]
19 And so you will be swept away[b]
in a whirlwind
    for sacrificing to idols.

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Footnotes

  1. 4.18 life: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 18.
  2. 4.19 And so … swept away: Or “And so you will be ashamed.”
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Hosea 4:18-19
New International Version

18 Even when their drinks are gone,
    they continue their prostitution;
    their rulers dearly love shameful ways.
19 A whirlwind(A) will sweep them away,
    and their sacrifices will bring them shame.(B)

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