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Yahweh’s warning to priests

Hos 4:4–10

4:4 Yahweh’s warning to priests

Northern kingdom

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 Yisrael (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.

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4 Nevertheless anyone not let _him _bring _a _case and_not anyone let _him _reprove and_people _of_your is_like_those _who_contend _of (of)_a _priest.

5 And_you _will _stumble the_day and_ also a _prophet _he _will _stumble with_you night and_I _will _destroy mother _of_your.

6 People _of_my they _have _been _destroyed from_not _of (the)_knowledge if/because you the_knowledge you _have _rejected and_I_will _reject _you from_serving _as _a _priest to_me and_you _have _forgotten the _law _of your(pl)_god _of_your also I I _will _forget children _of_your.

7 As_increased_they so they _sinned to_me glory _of_their for_shame I _will _exchange.

8 The _sin _of my _people _of_my they _eat and_near/to iniquity _of_their they _lift _up desire _of_its.

9 And_it _was as_people as_priest and_I _will _visit on/upon/above_him/it ways _of_his and_deeds _of_his I _will _repay to_him/it.

10 And_they _will _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.