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Hosea 4:18

When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Their drunkennes stinketh: they haue committed whoredome: their rulers loue to say with shame, Bring ye.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“drink”

Jeremiah 2:21 Deuteronomy 32:32 Deuteronomy 32:33 Isaiah 1:21 Isaiah 1:22

Jeremiah 2:21 · BSB

I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?

Deuteronomy 32:32 · BSB

But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.

Deuteronomy 32:33 · BSB

Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.

Isaiah 1:21 · BSB

See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!

Isaiah 1:22 · BSB

Your silver has become dross; your fine wine is diluted with water.

“committed”

Hosea 4:2 Hosea 4:10 2 Kings 17:7–17

Hosea 4:2 · BSB

Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

Hosea 4:10 · BSB

They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves

2 Kings 17:7–17 · BSB

All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods

“her”

Micah 3:11 Exodus 23:8 Deuteronomy 16:19 1 Samuel 8:3 Amos 5:12 Micah 7:3

Micah 3:11 · BSB

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”

Exodus 23:8 · BSB

Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 16:19 · BSB

Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

1 Samuel 8:3 · BSB

But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

Amos 5:12 · BSB

For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.

Micah 7:3 · BSB

Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.

“rulers”

Psalm 47:9

Psalm 47:9 · BSB

The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!

19The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.

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