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Hosea 4:13

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They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains,
and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths,
because its shade is good.
Therefore your daughters play the prostitute,
and your brides commit adultery.

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Hosea 4:13 in other translations

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.

Hosea 4:13 · American Standard Version

Hosea 4:13 in context

  1. 11Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
  2. 12My people consult with their wooden idol,
    and answer to a stick of wood.
    Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray,
    and they have been unfaithful to their God.
  3. 13They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains,
    and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths,
    because its shade is good.
    Therefore your daughters play the prostitute,
    and your brides commit adultery.
  4. 14I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute,
    nor your brides when they commit adultery;
    because the men consort with prostitutes,
    and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes;
    so the people without understanding will come to ruin.
  5. 15“Though you, Israel, play the prostitute,
    yet don’t let Judah offend;
    and don’t come to Gilgal,
    neither go up to Beth Aven,
    nor swear, ‘As Yahweh lives.’