Hosea 4:7–9

7 The more priests there were,

the more they sinned against me;

they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful.

8 They feed on the sins of my people

and relish their wickedness.

9 And it will be: Like people, like priests.

I will punish both of them for their ways

and repay them for their deeds.

7 The more they increased,

the more they sinned against me;

I will change their glory into shame.

8 They feed on the sin of my people;

they are greedy for their iniquity.

9 And it shall be like people, like priest;

I will punish them for their ways

and repay them for their deeds.

7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me:

Therefore will I change their glory into shame.

8 They eat up the sin of my people,

And they set their heart on their iniquity.

9 And there shall be, like people, like priest:

And I will punish them for their ways,

And reward them their doings.

7 The more priests there are,

the more they sin against me.

They have exchanged the glory of God

for the shame of idols.

8 “When the people bring their sin offerings, the priests get fed.

So the priests are glad when the people sin!

9 ‘And what the priests do, the people also do.’

So now I will punish both priests and people

for their wicked deeds.

7 “The more they increased,

The more they sinned against Me;

I will change their glory into shame.

8 They eat up the sin of My people;

They set their heart on their iniquity.

9 And it shall be: like people, like priest.

So I will punish them for their ways,

And reward them for their deeds.

7 The more priests there are,

the more they sin against me.

I will take away their honor

and give them shame.

8 Since the priests live off the sin offerings of the people,

they want the people to sin more and more.

9 The priests are as wrong as the people,

and I will punish them both for what they have done.

I will repay them for the wrong they have done.

7 As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. 8 They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity. 9 And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.

7 As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. 8 They eat the sin of my people, and their soul longeth for their iniquity. 9 And it shall be as the people so the priest; and I will visit their ways upon them, and recompense to them their doings;

7 The more priests there are, 

the more they sin against me. 

So I will turn their glory into shame. 

8 They feed on the sins of my people, 

and they want them to do wicked things. 

9 So the priests will be punished like the people. 

I will punish them for their wicked ways 

and pay them back for what they have done. 

7 The more they multiplied,

the more they sinned against Me.

I will change their honor into disgrace.

8 They feed on the sin of My people;

they have an appetite for their transgressions.

9 The same judgment will happen

to both people and priests.

I will punish them for their ways

and repay them for their deeds.

7 The more they increased,

the more they sinned against me;

they changed their glory into shame.

8 They feed on the sin of my people;

they are greedy for their iniquity.

9 And it shall be like people, like priest;

I will punish them for their ways

and repay them for their deeds.

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

they changed their glory into shame.

8 They feed on the sin of my people,

they are greedy for their iniquity.

9 And it will be like people, like priest;

I will punish them for their ways,

and I will requite them for their deeds.

7 The more priests there are,

the more they sin against me.

They have traded their glorious God for that shameful god Baal.

8 They live off the sins of my people.

And they want them to keep on sinning.

9 So here is what I will do.

I will punish people and priests alike.

I will judge them because of their sinful lives.

I will pay them back

for the evil things they have done.