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Hosea 4:12

World English Bible

My people consult with their wooden idol,
and answer to a stick of wood.
Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray,
and they have been unfaithful to their God.

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Hosea 4:12 in other translations

My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God.

Hosea 4:12 · American Standard Version

Hosea 4:12 in context

  1. 10They will eat, and not have enough.
    They will play the prostitute, and will not increase;
    because they have abandoned giving to Yahweh.
  2. 11Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
  3. 12My people consult with their wooden idol,
    and answer to a stick of wood.
    Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray,
    and they have been unfaithful to their God.
  4. 13They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains,
    and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths,
    because its shade is good.
    Therefore your daughters play the prostitute,
    and your brides commit adultery.
  5. 14I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute,
    nor your brides when they commit adultery;
    because the men consort with prostitutes,
    and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes;
    so the people without understanding will come to ruin.