OET HOS chapter 4

4 Listen to Yahweh’s message you Israelis,

because Yahweh has brought a lawsuit against the inhabitants of the land,

because there’s no faithfulness or loyal commitment—no knowledge of God in the land.

2 There’s cursing, lying, murder, stealing and adultery.

They’ve broken all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

3 Therefore the land mourns,

and everyone who lives in it is wasting away,

along with the animals in the countryside and the birds in the sky.

Even the fish in the sea will disappear.

4:4 Yahweh’s warning to priests

4 Despite that, don’t let anyone bring a lawsuit,

and don’t let them accuse.

Your people are like those who would accuse a priest.

5 You’ll stumble during the day.

The prophets will also stumble with you at night,

and I’ll destroy Israel your mother.

6 My people are destroyed because of the lack of knowledge

because you have rejected knowledge and I’ll reject you from being a priest to me.

Because you’ve forgotten your God’s instructions,

I’ll also forget your children.

7 The more the priests multiplied, the more they sinned against me.

→I will change their high status into shame.

8 They feed on the sin of my people.

≈They are greedy for their wickedness.

9 It will be like people, like priests.

→I will punish them for their ways

≈and I will repay them for their actions.

10 They’ll eat but never be full.

They’ll sleep around but not prosper,

because they’ve abandoned Yahweh as their protector.

4 Nevertheless anyone not let _him _bring _a _case and_no anyone let _him _reprove and_people _of_you like_contention _of (of)_a _priest.
5 And_stumble the_day and_stumble also a _prophet with_you night and_destroy mother _of_your.
6 people _of_my They _have _been _destroyed for_lack _of the_knowledge if/because you the_knowledge you _have _rejected and_reject_you from_being _a _priest to_me and_forgotten the _law _of god _of_your I _will _forget children _of_your also I.
7 When_increased_they so they _sinned to_me glory _of_their in/on/at/with_shame I _will _exchange.
8 The _sin _of people _of_my they _eat and_near/to iniquity _of_their they _lift _up desire _of_their.
9 And_it _was like _the_people like _the_priest and_punish on/upon/above_him/it ways _of_their and_deeds _of_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 if/because DOM YHWH they _have _abandoned to_guard/protect.

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

11 Drinking and sleeping around destroy the heart.

12 My people consult their wooden idols,

≈and their divining rods inform them.

because a spirit of unfaithfulness has led them astray,

≈and they’ve played the loose woman, departing from their God.

13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops

≈and burn incense on the hills,

under oaks, poplars and terebinths,

→because the shade is good.

Therefore your daughters prostitute themselves,

≈and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

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11 Prostitution and_wine and_new _wine it _takes _away the_heart.
12 People _of_my in/on/at/with_wooden _idol _of_their he _enquires and_divining _rod _of_their it _tells to_him/it if/because a _spirit _of prostitution(s) it _has _misled and_played _the _whore from_under god _of_their.
13 On the _tops _of the_mountains they _sacrifice and_on the_hills they _make _smoke under oak and_poplar and_terebinth if/because is_good shade _of_their on/upon/above/on _account _of//he/it _went _in yes/correct/thus/so daughters _of_your _all’s they _prostitute _themselves and_daughters-in-law _of_your _all’s they _commit _adultery.
14 Not I _will _visit_judgement on daughters _of_your _all’s if/because they _prostitute _themselves and_to daughters-in-law _of_your _all’s if/because they _commit _adultery if/because they(m) 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/(Judah) and_not go the_Gilgāl and_not go _up Bēyt Aven and_not swear by_the _life of_YHWH.
16 If/because like_heifer stubborn Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _is _stubborn now feed_them YHWH like_lamb in/on/at/with_broad _pasture.
17 is_joined _of idols ʼEfrayim leave _alone to_him/it.
18 drinking _of_their It _has _come _to _an _end continually _(prostitute _themselves) they _have _prostituted _themselves they _have _loved love shame rulers _of_their.
19 a _wind It _has _wrapped DOM_them in/on/at/with_wings _of_its and_ashamed because _of_sacrifices _of_their[fn][fn][fn]

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

4:19 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

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

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