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Hosea 4:10–11

10  dThey shall eat, but not be satisfied;

they shall play the whore, but not multiply,

because they have forsaken the Lord

to cherish 11 whoredom, wine, and new wine,

which etake away the understanding.

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Hosea 4:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 “They will eat but not have enough;

they will engage in prostitution but not flourish,

because they have deserted the Lord

to give themselves 11 to prostitution;

old wine and new wine

take away their understanding.

Hosea 4:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

10 For they shall eat, and not have enough:

They shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase:

Because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.

11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

Hosea 4:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

10 They will eat and still be hungry.

They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it,

for they have deserted the Lord

11 to worship other gods.

“Wine has robbed my people

of their understanding.

Hosea 4:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

10 For they shall eat, but not have enough;

They shall commit harlotry, but not increase;

Because they have ceased obeying the Lord.

11 “Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart.

Hosea 4:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 “They will eat

but not have enough;

they will have sexual relations with the prostitutes,

but they will not have children,

because they have left the Lord

to give themselves to 11 prostitution,

to old and new wine,

which take away their ability to understand.

Hosea 4:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.

11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

Hosea 4:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 and they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: for they have left off taking heed to Jehovah. 11 Fornication, and wine, and new wine take away the heart.

Hosea 4:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Hosea 4:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 They will eat but not be satisfied;

they will be promiscuous but not multiply.

For they have abandoned their devotion to the Lord.

11 Promiscuity, wine, and new wine

take away one’s understanding.

Hosea 4:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 They shall eat, but not be satisfied;

they shall play the whore, but not multiply;

because they have forsaken the Lord

to devote themselves to 11 whoredom.

Wine and new wine

take away the understanding.

Hosea 4:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

10 They will eat and not be satisfied;

they will play the whore and not multiply,

because they have forsaken Yahweh to devote themselves to

11 whoredom.

Wine and new wine take away the understanding.

Hosea 4:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 “My people will eat.

But they will not have enough.

They will have sex with prostitutes.

But they will not have any children.

That is because they have deserted me.

11 They have sex with prostitutes.

They drink old wine and fresh wine.

When they do those things,

it destroys their ability to understand.

Hosea 4:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 They will eat, but not have enough;

They will play the harlot, but not increase,

Because they have stopped giving heed to the Lord.

11 Harlotry, wine and new wine take away the understanding.


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