Hosea 4:19 - Easy To Read Version They went to those gods for safety, and they have lost their ability to think. {\cf2\super [49]} Their sacrifices bring them shame.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The resistless wind [of God's wrath] has bound up [Israel] in its wings or skirts, and [in captivity] they and their altars shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices [to calves, to sun, moon, and stars, and to heathen gods]. American Standard Version (1901) The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices. Common English Bible The wind has wrapped her in its wings; they will be ashamed of their sacrifices. Catholic Public Domain Version The wind has fastened them to its wings, and they will be confounded because of their sacrifices. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The wind hath bound them up in its wings, and they shall be confounded because of their sacrifices. |
But some of the people\par stopped following me.\par Those people have statues\par that are covered with gold.\par They tell those statues,\par ‘You are my gods.’\par Those people trust their false gods.\par But those people will be disappointed!\par
Lord, you are the hope of Israel.\par Lord, you are like a spring of living water.\par If a person quits following the Lord,\par then his life will be very short. {\cf2\super [139]} \par
The Lord says,\par “I will cause a powerful, destructive\par wind to blow against Babylon\par and the Babylonian people. {\cf2\super [415]} \par
I will come to punish them. Armies will come together against them. They will punish the Israelites for both of their sins.
It was carried away as a gift to the great king of Assyria. He will keep Ephraim’s shameful \{idol\}. Israel will be ashamed of its idol. {\cf2\super [102]}
Ephraim {\cf2\super [127]} is wasting its time—Israel “chases the wind” all day long. The people tell more and more lies. They steal more and more. They have made agreements with Assyria, and they are carrying their olive oil to Egypt.
\{Israel\} grows among his brothers.\par But a powerful east wind will come—\par the Lord’s wind will blow from the desert.\par Then \{Israel’s\} well will become dry.\par His spring of water will become dry.\par The wind will take every valuable thing\par from \{Israel’s\} treasure.\par