Hosea 4 (ESV)
1 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land; 2 there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. 3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it languish, and also the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, and even the fish of the sea are taken away. 4 Yet let no one contend, and let none accuse, for with you is my contention, O priest. 5 You shall stumble by day; the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother. 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. 7 The more they increased, the more they sinned against me; I will change their glory into shame. 8 They feed on the sin of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity. 9 And it shall be like people, like priest; I will punish them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. 10 They shall eat, but not be satisfied; they shall play the whore, but not multiply, because they have forsaken the LORD to cherish 11 whoredom, wine, and new wine, which take away the understanding. 12 My people inquire of a piece of wood, and their walking staff gives them oracles. For a spirit of whoredom has led them astray, and they have left their God to play the whore. 13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the whore, and your brides commit adultery. 14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore, nor your brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go aside with prostitutes and sacrifice with cult prostitutes, and a people without understanding shall come to ruin. 15 Though you play the whore, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. Enter not into Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven, and swear not, “As the LORD lives.” 16 Like a stubborn heifer, Israel is stubborn; can the LORD now feed them like a lamb in a broad pasture? 17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone. 18 When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring; their rulers dearly love shame. 19 A wind has wrapped them in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
In Other Versions
Hosea 4 in the ANGEFD
Hosea 4 in the ANTPNG2D
Hosea 4 in the AS21
Hosea 4 in the BAGH
Hosea 4 in the BBPNG
Hosea 4 in the BBT1E
Hosea 4 in the BDS
Hosea 4 in the BEV
Hosea 4 in the BHAD
Hosea 4 in the BIB
Hosea 4 in the BLPT
Hosea 4 in the BNT
Hosea 4 in the BNTABOOT
Hosea 4 in the BNTLV
Hosea 4 in the BOATCB
Hosea 4 in the BOATCB2
Hosea 4 in the BOBCV
Hosea 4 in the BOCNT
Hosea 4 in the BOECS
Hosea 4 in the BOGWICC
Hosea 4 in the BOHCB
Hosea 4 in the BOHCV
Hosea 4 in the BOHLNT
Hosea 4 in the BOHNTLTAL
Hosea 4 in the BOICB
Hosea 4 in the BOILNTAP
Hosea 4 in the BOITCV
Hosea 4 in the BOKCV
Hosea 4 in the BOKCV2
Hosea 4 in the BOKHWOG
Hosea 4 in the BOKSSV
Hosea 4 in the BOLCB
Hosea 4 in the BOLCB2
Hosea 4 in the BOMCV
Hosea 4 in the BONAV
Hosea 4 in the BONCB
Hosea 4 in the BONLT
Hosea 4 in the BONUT2
Hosea 4 in the BOPLNT
Hosea 4 in the BOSCB
Hosea 4 in the BOSNC
Hosea 4 in the BOTLNT
Hosea 4 in the BOVCB
Hosea 4 in the BOYCB
Hosea 4 in the BPBB
Hosea 4 in the BPH
Hosea 4 in the BSB
Hosea 4 in the CCB
Hosea 4 in the CUV
Hosea 4 in the CUVS
Hosea 4 in the DBT
Hosea 4 in the DGDNT
Hosea 4 in the DHNT
Hosea 4 in the DNT
Hosea 4 in the ELBE
Hosea 4 in the EMTV
Hosea 4 in the FBV
Hosea 4 in the FEB
Hosea 4 in the GGMNT
Hosea 4 in the GNT
Hosea 4 in the HARY
Hosea 4 in the HNT
Hosea 4 in the IRVA
Hosea 4 in the IRVB
Hosea 4 in the IRVG
Hosea 4 in the IRVH
Hosea 4 in the IRVK
Hosea 4 in the IRVM
Hosea 4 in the IRVM2
Hosea 4 in the IRVO
Hosea 4 in the IRVP
Hosea 4 in the IRVT
Hosea 4 in the IRVT2
Hosea 4 in the IRVU
Hosea 4 in the ISVN
Hosea 4 in the JSNT
Hosea 4 in the KAPI
Hosea 4 in the KBT1ETNIK
Hosea 4 in the KBV
Hosea 4 in the KJV
Hosea 4 in the KNFD
Hosea 4 in the LBA
Hosea 4 in the LBLA
Hosea 4 in the LNT
Hosea 4 in the LSV
Hosea 4 in the MAAL
Hosea 4 in the MBV
Hosea 4 in the MBV2
Hosea 4 in the MHNT
Hosea 4 in the MKNFD
Hosea 4 in the MNG
Hosea 4 in the MNT
Hosea 4 in the MNT2
Hosea 4 in the MRS1T
Hosea 4 in the NAA
Hosea 4 in the NASB
Hosea 4 in the NBLA
Hosea 4 in the NBS
Hosea 4 in the NBVTP
Hosea 4 in the NET2
Hosea 4 in the NIV11
Hosea 4 in the NNT
Hosea 4 in the NNT2
Hosea 4 in the NNT3
Hosea 4 in the PDDPT
Hosea 4 in the PFNT
Hosea 4 in the RMNT
Hosea 4 in the SBIAS
Hosea 4 in the SBIBS
Hosea 4 in the SBIBS2
Hosea 4 in the SBICS
Hosea 4 in the SBIDS
Hosea 4 in the SBIGS
Hosea 4 in the SBIHS
Hosea 4 in the SBIIS
Hosea 4 in the SBIIS2
Hosea 4 in the SBIIS3
Hosea 4 in the SBIKS
Hosea 4 in the SBIKS2
Hosea 4 in the SBIMS
Hosea 4 in the SBIOS
Hosea 4 in the SBIPS
Hosea 4 in the SBISS
Hosea 4 in the SBITS
Hosea 4 in the SBITS2
Hosea 4 in the SBITS3
Hosea 4 in the SBITS4
Hosea 4 in the SBIUS
Hosea 4 in the SBIVS
Hosea 4 in the SBT
Hosea 4 in the SBT1E
Hosea 4 in the SCHL
Hosea 4 in the SNT
Hosea 4 in the SUSU
Hosea 4 in the SUSU2
Hosea 4 in the SYNO
Hosea 4 in the TBIAOTANT
Hosea 4 in the TBT1E
Hosea 4 in the TBT1E2
Hosea 4 in the TFTIP
Hosea 4 in the TFTU
Hosea 4 in the TGNTATF3T
Hosea 4 in the THAI
Hosea 4 in the TNFD
Hosea 4 in the TNT
Hosea 4 in the TNTIK
Hosea 4 in the TNTIL
Hosea 4 in the TNTIN
Hosea 4 in the TNTIP
Hosea 4 in the TNTIZ
Hosea 4 in the TOMA
Hosea 4 in the TTENT
Hosea 4 in the UBG
Hosea 4 in the UGV
Hosea 4 in the UGV2
Hosea 4 in the UGV3
Hosea 4 in the VBL
Hosea 4 in the VDCC
Hosea 4 in the YALU
Hosea 4 in the YAPE
Hosea 4 in the YBVTP
Hosea 4 in the ZBP
