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Hosea 4:18

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

KJV

Separatum est convivium eorum ; fornicatione fornicati sunt : dilexerunt afferre ignominiam protectores ejus.

Vulgate

ᾑρέτισεν Χαναναίους· πορνεύοντες ἐξεπόρνευσαν, ἠγάπησαν ἀτιμίαν ἐκ φρυάγματος αὐτῆς.

LXX

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

ASV

סָ֖ר סָבְאָ֑/ם הַזְנֵ֣ה הִזְנ֔וּ אָהֲב֥וּ הֵב֛וּ קָל֖וֹן מָגִנֶּֽי/הָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
זוֹנָ֔ה
zvnh
verb · 92×
ם
m
verb · 4×
מָגֵ֣ן
mgn
noun · 62×
סָ֥ר
sr
verb · 301×
קָל֥וֹן
qlvn
noun · 17×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 1:22 — Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:
  • Mic 3:11 — The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil ca
  • Mic 3:11 — The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil ca
  • Prov 28:21 — To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
  • Prov 30:15 — The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: