Hosea 4:18 Parallel Translations

When they're done drinking their wine, they continue to have sex with the prostitutes. Their rulers dearly love to act shamefully.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.

ASV:

Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.

BBE:

Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame.

DBY:

Their drink is sour; they give themselves up to whoredom; her great men passionately love their shame.

ERV:

Their drink is become sour: they commit whoredom continually; her rulers dearly love shame.

JPS:

When their carouse is over, they take to harlotry; her rulers deeply love dishonour.

WBS:

Their drink is sour: they have been guilty of lewd deeds continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.

WEB:

Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.

YLT:

Sour is their drink, They have gone diligently a-whoring, Her protectors have loved shame thoroughly.

Hosea 4:18 Cross References

XREF:

Micah 3:11 Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe, Her priests instruct for a price And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the LORD saying, "Is not the LORD in our midst? Calamity will not come upon us." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:18 Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers [with] shame do love, {x} Give ye.
(x) They are so shameless in receiving bribes, that they command men to bring them to them.

WES:

4:18 Their drink - Their wine is corrupt and hurtful. Continually - Without ceasing from Jeroboam's time to this day. Give ye - Beside there is shameful oppression and bribery among them.

MHC:

4:12-19 The people consulted images, and not the Divine word. This would lead to disorder and sin. Thus men prepare scourges for themselves, and vice is spread through a people. Let not Judah come near the idolatrous worship of Israel. For Israel was devoted to idols, and must now be let alone. When sinners cast off the easy yoke of Christ, they go on in sin till the Lord saith, Let them alone. Then they receive no more warnings, feel no more convictions: Satan takes full possession of them, and they ripen for destruction. It is a sad and sore judgment for any man to be let alone in sin. Those who are not disturbed in their sin, will be destroyed for their sin. May we be kept from this awful state; for the wrath of God, like a strong tempest, will soon hurry impenitent sinners into ruin.

CONC:

FALSE Band Bitter Carouse Committed Completely Continually Continue Dearly Deeds Deeply Diligently Dishonour Drink Drunkards Glory Guilty Harlot Harlotry Lewd Liquor Love Loved Passionately Play Pleasure Prostitute Prostitution Protectors Rulers Shame Shameful Sour Themselves Thoroughly Whoredom

Band Bitter Carouse Committed Completely Continually Continue Dearly Deeds Deeply Dishonour Drink Drinks Drunkards False. Glory Great Guilty Harlot Harlotry Love Passionately Play Pleasure Prostitute Rulers Shame Shameful Sour Themselves Way Ways Whoredom

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