Hosea 4:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.”
Hosea 4:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 4:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 4:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.”
Hosea 4:18 — World English Bible
Hosea 4:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.”
Hosea 4:18 — American Standard Version
Hosea 4:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Sour <FI>is<Fi> their drink, They have gone diligently a-whoring, Her protectors have loved shame thoroughly.”
Hosea 4:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 4:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Their drink is sour; they give themselves up to whoredom; her great men passionately love [their] shame.”
Hosea 4:18 — Darby Translation
Hosea 4:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Their drunkennes stinketh: they haue committed whoredome: their rulers loue to say with shame, Bring ye.”
Hosea 4:18 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 4:18 in Context — Hosea 4
16 Porque como becerra cerrera se apartó Israel: ¿apacentarálos ahora Jehová como á carneros en anchura?
17 Ephraim es dado á ídolos; déjalo.
18 Su bebida se corrompió; fornicaron pertinazmente: sus príncipes amaron las dádivas, afrenta [de ellos].
19 Atóla el viento en sus alas, y de sus sacrificios serán avergonzados.
What Does Hosea 4:18 Mean?
Hosea 4:18 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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