Hosea 4

1 Listen to the word of the Lord, sons of Israel, for the Lord is judge of the inhabitants of the land. Yet there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God, in the land.

Hear [the] word of Yahweh O people of Israel for a case at law [belongs] to Yahweh with [the] inhabitants of the land for there not [is] faithfulness and there not [is] covenant loyalty and there not [is] knowledge of God in the land.

2 Slander, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and bloodshed has brought more bloodshed.

Cursing and deceiving and murdering and stealing and committing adultery people have broken out and blood blood they have touched.

3 Because of this, the land will mourn, and all who dwell in it will languish, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. And the fishes of the sea also will be gathered together.

There-fore - it will dry up the land and he will wither every [one who] dwells in it among [the] animal[s] of the field and among [the] bird[s] of the heavens and also [the] fish of the sea they will be removed.

4 So, truly, let each and every one not judge, and let no man be accused, for your people are just like those who speak against the priesthood.

Nevertheless anyone may not he bring a case and may not he reprove anyone and people your [is] like [those who] contend a priest.

5 And you will be ruined on this day, and now the prophet will be ruined with you. In the night, I have made your mother to be silent.

And you will stumble the day and he will stumble also a prophet with you night and I will destroy mother your.

6 My people have become silent because they had no knowledge. Since you have rejected knowledge, I will drive you away; you do not perform the duties of the priesthood for me, and you have forgotten the law of your God, and so I will forget your sons.

They have been destroyed people my because not knowledge for you knowledge you have rejected and I will reject you from serving as a priest me and you have forgotten [the] law of God your I will forget children your also I.

7 According to the multitude of them, so have they sinned against me. I will change their glory into disgrace.

As increased they so they sinned to me glory their for shame I will exchange.

8 They will devour the sins of my people, and they will lift up their souls towards their iniquity.

[the] sin of People my they eat and to iniquity their they lift up desire its.

9 And, just as it is with the people, so will it be with the priest; and I will visit their ways upon them, and I will repay them for their intentions.

And it will be as the people as the priest and I will visit on him ways his and deeds his I will repay to him.

10 And they will eat and not be satisfied. They have been committing fornication, and they did not cease. Since they have abandoned the Lord, they will not be safeguarded.

And they will eat and not they will be satisfied they will prostitute themselves and not they will increase for Yahweh they have forsaken to keep.

11 Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness, have taken away their heart.

Prostitution and wine and new wine it takes away [the] heart.

12 My people have inquired of their stave, and their staff has announced to them. For the spirit of fornication has deceived them, and they have been fornicating before their God.

People my by wood his he enquires and stick his it tells to him for a spirit of prostitution it has misled and they have prostituted themselves from under God their.

13 They have offered sacrifice on the tops of the mountains and burnt incense on the hills, under the oak, and the poplar, and the terebinth tree, because its shadow was good; therefore, your daughters will commit fornication and your spouses will be adulteresses.

On [the] tops of the mountains they sacrifice and on the hills they make smoke under oak and poplar and terebinth for [is] good shade its there-fore they prostitute themselves daughters your and brides your they commit adultery.

14 I will not send afflictions on your daughters, when they will commit fornication, nor on your spouses, when they will commit adultery, because you yourselves have associated with harlots and have offered sacrifice with the effeminate, and because the people who do not understand will be defeated.

Not I will visit [judgment] on daughters your if they prostitute themselves and on brides your if they commit adultery for they [masc] with the prostitutes they go apart and with the cult prostitutes they sacrifice and a people [which] not it understands it will be ruined.

15 If you commit fornication, Israel, at least let Judah not commit offenses; and do not be willing to enter into Gilgal, nor to ascend to Bethaven, and neither should you swear, “As the Lord lives.”

Though [are] prostituting yourself you O Israel may not it become guilty Judah and may not you go Gilgal and may not you go up Beth Aven and may not you swear [by] [the] life of Yahweh.

16 For Israel has gone astray like a wanton heifer; so now the Lord will pasture them like a young lamb in a wide expanse.

For like a heifer stubborn it is stubborn Israel now he will pasture them Yahweh like a lamb in roomy place.

17 Ephraim participates in idolatry, so send him away.

[is] joined of Idols Ephraim leave alone him.

18 Their feasting has been set aside; they have committed fornication after fornication. They love to bring disgrace to their protectors.

It has come to an end drink their certainly they have prostituted themselves they have loved love shame shields its.

19 The wind has fastened them to its wings, and they will be confounded because of their sacrifices.

It has wrapped a wind it in wings its so they may be ashamed from sacrifices their.