Hosea 4:10-14

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁰ “They will eat, but they’ll never be full.
They will have sex with prostitutes, but they’ll never have children.
They have abandoned the Lord.
¹¹ Prostitutes, old wine, and new wine have robbed them of their senses.
¹² My people ask their wooden idols for help.
A piece of wood tells them what to do.
A spirit of prostitution leads them astray.
They commit adultery
by giving themselves to other gods.
¹³ They offer sacrifices on mountaintops,
and they burn incense on the hills
under oaks, poplars, and other trees.
They think that these trees provide good shade.

“That is why your daughters become prostitutes,
and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
¹⁴ Yet, I will not punish your daughters when they become prostitutes
or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery.
The men go to prostitutes
and offer sacrifices with temple prostitutes.
These foolish people will be trampled.