Hosea 4:15-17

Modern English Version

¹⁵ Though you play the whore, O Israel,
    do not let Judah offend.

Do not come to Gilgal,
    or go up to Beth Aven,
    and do not swear, “As the Lord lives.”
¹⁶ Like a stubborn heifer,
    Israel is stubborn.
Now will the Lord feed them
    like a lamb in a wide pasture?
¹⁷ Ephraim is joined to idols;
    let him alone.