Hosea 4:4–11

4 Yet, let no one contend,

and let no one accuse,

for with you, O priest, is my contention.b

5 You will stumble by day,

and the priest also will stumble

with you at night.

And I will destroy your mother;

6 My people are destroyed

for lack of knowledge;

because you have rejected knowledge,

I reject you from acting as a priest for me.c

And since you have forgotten the law of your God,

I will also forget your children.d

7 When they became many, their sin increased against me;

they changede their glory into shame.

8 ⌊They feed on the sin of my people⌋,f

⌊they are greedy⌋g for their iniquity.

9 And it will be like people, like priest;

I will punish themh for theiri ways,

and I will requite themj for theirk deeds.

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⌋.l

Wine and new wine ⌊take away the understanding⌋.m