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Open English Translation HOS Chapter 4

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Readers’ Version

Literal Version

4:1 The warning of God of Israel

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4:4 The warning of God of priests

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4 Nevertheless anyone not let _him _bring _a _case and_no let _him _reprove anyone and_people_you like_contention (of)_a _priest.
5 And_stumble the_day and_stumble also a _prophet with_you night and_destroy mother_your.
6 They _have _been _destroyed people_my for_lack _of the_knowledge DOM you the_knowledge you _have _rejected and_reject_you from_being _a _priest to_me and_forgotten the _law god_your I _will _forget children_your also I.
7 When_increased_they so they _sinned to_me glory_their in/on/at/with_shame I _will _exchange.
8 The _sin people_my they _eat and_near/to iniquity_their they _lift _up desire_their.
9 And_it _was like _the_people like _the_priest and_punish on/upon/above_him/it ways_their and_deeds_their I _will _repay to_him/it.
10 And_eat and_not they _will _be _satisfied they _will _prostitute _themselves and_not they _will _increase DOM DOM Yahweh they _have _forsaken to_guard/protect.

4:11 The pegdilus of God of worshipping of false gods

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11 Prostitution and_wine and_new _wine it _takes _away [the]_heart.
12 People_my in/on/at/with_wooden _idol_their he _enquires and_divining _rod_their it _tells to_him/it DOM a _spirit of _prostitution(s) it _has _misled and_played _the _whore from_under god_their.
13 On the _tops the_mountains they _sacrifice and_on the_hills they _make _smoke under oak and_poplar and_terebinth DOM [is]_good shade_their on/upon/above/on _account _of//he/it _went _in yes/correct/thus/so they _prostitute _themselves daughters_your _all’s and_daughters-in-law_your _all’s they _commit _adultery.
14 Not I _will _visit _[judgment] on daughters_your _all’s DOM they _prostitute _themselves and_to daughters-in-law_your _all’s DOM they _commit _adultery DOM they _[masc] with the_whores they _go _apart and_with the_temple _prostitutes they _sacrifice and_people [which]_not it _understands it _will _be _ruined.
15 Though [are]_prostituting _yourself you Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not let _it _become _guilty Yəhūdāh and_not go the_Gilgal and_not go _up house _of wwww and_not swear [by]_the _life of _Yahweh.
16 DOM like_heifer stubborn it _is _stubborn Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) now feed_them Yahweh like_lamb in/on/at/with_broad _pasture.
17 [is]_joined of _idols ʼEfrayim leave _alone to_him/it.
18 It _has _come _to _an _end drinking_their continually _(prostitute _themselves) they _have _prostituted _themselves they _have _loved love shame rulers_their.
19 It _has _wrapped a _wind DOM_them in/on/at/with_wings_its and_ashamed because _of_sacrifices_their[fn][fn][fn]

4:19 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

4:19 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

4:19 Note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

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