A moment in scripture
Hosea 4:17
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Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
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The surrounding passage
- Hosea 4:15
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth–aven, nor swear, The Lord liveth.
- Hosea 4:16
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
- Hosea 4:18
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
- Hosea 4:19
The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.