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CSB/28_Hosea/Chapter_04.md

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-God's Case against Israel
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 # Chapter 4
-1. Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel,
+1 Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel,
 for the Lord has a case
 against the inhabitants of the land:
 There is no truth, no faithful love,
 and no knowledge of God in the land!
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-2. Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,
+2 Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,
 and adultery are rampant;
 one act of bloodshed follows another.
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-3. For this reason the land mourns,
+3 For this reason the land mourns,
 and everyone who lives in it languishes,
 along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky;
 even the fish of the sea disappear.
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-4. But let no one dispute; let no one argue,
+4 But let no one dispute; let no one argue,
 for my case is against you priests.
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-5. You will stumble by day;
+5 You will stumble by day;
 the prophet will also stumble with you by night.
 And I will destroy your mother.
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-6. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
+6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
 Because you have rejected knowledge,
 I will reject you from serving as my priest.
 Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
 I will also forget your sons.
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-7. The more they multiplied,
+7 The more they multiplied,
 the more they sinned against me.
 I will change their honor into disgrace.
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-8. They feed on the sin of my people;
+8 They feed on the sin of my people;
 they have an appetite for their iniquity.
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-9. The same judgment will happen
+9 The same judgment will happen
 to both people and priests.
 I will punish them for their ways
 and repay them for their deeds.
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-10. They will eat but not be satisfied;
+10 They will eat but not be satisfied;
 they will be promiscuous but not multiply.
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 For they have abandoned their devotion to the Lord.
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-11. Promiscuity, wine, and new wine
-take away one's understanding.
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-12. My people consult their wooden idols,
+11 Promiscuity, wine, and new wine
+take away one’s understanding.
+12 My people consult their wooden idols,
 and their divining rods inform them.
 For a spirit of promiscuity leads them astray;
 they act promiscuously
 in disobedience to their God.
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-13. They sacrifice on the mountaintops,
+13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops,
 and they burn offerings on the hills,
 and under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,
 because their shade is pleasant.
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 And so your daughters act promiscuously
 and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
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-14. I will not punish your daughters
+14 I will not punish your daughters
 when they act promiscuously
 or your daughters-in-law
 when they commit adultery,
 for the men themselves go off with prostitutes
 and make sacrifices with cult prostitutes.
 People without discernment are doomed.
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-Warnings for Israel and Judah
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-15. Israel, if you act promiscuously,
-don't let Judah become guilty!
+15 Israel, if you act promiscuously,
+don’t let Judah become guilty!
 Do not go to Gilgal
 or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven,
 and do not swear an oath: As the Lord lives!
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-16. For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow.
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+16 For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow.
 Can the Lord now shepherd them
 like a lamb in an open meadow?
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-17. Ephraim is attached to idols;
+17 Ephraim is attached to idols;
 leave him alone!
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-18. When their drinking is over,
+18 When their drinking is over,
 they turn to promiscuity.
-Israel's leaders fervently love disgrace.
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-19. A wind with its wings will carry them off,
-and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices.
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+Israel’s leaders fervently love disgrace.
+19 A wind with its wings will carry them off,
+and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices.