Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 4:18

“When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.”

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¹⁶For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?

¹⁷Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!

¹⁸When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.

¹⁹The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.

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