Hosea 4:18
When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
Note Hebrew her shields
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
Note sour: Heb. gone
Note rulers: Heb. shields
Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.
Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- drink
- Deuteronomy 32:32, 33; Isaiah 1:21, 22; Jeremiah 2:21
- sour
- Heb. gone. committed.
- Hosea 4:2, 10; 2 Kings 17:7–17
- her
- Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 16:19; 1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Samuel 12:3, 4; Proverbs 30:15, 16; Amos 5:12; Micah 3:11; Micah 7:3
- rulers
- Heb. shields.
- Psalm 47:9