Hosea 4:11
What does Hosea 4:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 4:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness, take away the understanding.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Fornication, and wine, and new wine take away the heart.
Context
v.10And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
v.11This passage
v.12My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 6:32
He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
- Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.
- Isaiah 5:12
And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are in their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
- Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.
- Proverbs 23:27
For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
- Isaiah 28:7
And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
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