Hosea 4

Douai-Rheims	King James Bible
¹ Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel, for the Lord shall enter into judgment with the inhabitants of the land: for there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land.	¹ Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
² Cursing, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and blood hath touched blood.	² By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
³ Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth in it shall languish with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of the air: yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be gathered together.	³ Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
⁴ But yet let not any man judge: and let not a man be rebuked: for thy people are as they that contradict the priest.	⁴ Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
⁵ And thou shalt fall to day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee: in the night I have made thy mother to be silent.	⁵ Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
⁶ My people have been silent, because they had no knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee, that thou shalt not do the office of priesthood to me: and thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.	⁶ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
⁷ According to the multitude of them so have they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame.	⁷ As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
⁸ They shall eat the sins of my people, and shall lift up their souls to their iniquity.	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 visit their ways upon them, and I will repay them their devices.	⁹ And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
¹⁰ And they shall eat and shall not be filled: they have committed fornication, and have not ceased: because they have forsaken the Lord in not observing his law.	¹⁰ For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
¹¹ Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness take away the understanding.	¹¹ Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
¹² My people have consulted their stocks, and their staff hath declared unto them: for the spirit of fornication hath deceived them, and they have committed fornication against their God.	¹² My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
¹³ They offered sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burnt incense upon the hills: under the oak, and the poplar, and the turpentine tree, because the shadow thereof was good: therefore shall your daughters commit fornication, and your spouses shall be adulteresses.	¹³ They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
¹⁴ I will not visit upon your daughters when they shell commit fornication, and upon your spouses when they shall commit adultery: because themselves conversed with harlots, and offered sacrifice with the effeminate, and the people that doth not understand shall be beaten.	¹⁴ I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
¹⁵ If thou play the harlot, O Israel, at least let not Juda offend: and go ye not into Galgal, and come not up into Bethaven, and do not swear: The Lord liveth.	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.
¹⁶ For Israel hath gone astray like a wanton heifer: now will the Lord feed them, as a lamb in a spacious place.	¹⁶ For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
¹⁷ Ephraim is a partaker with idols, let him alone.	¹⁷ Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
¹⁸ Their banquet is separated, they have gone astray by fornication: they that should have protected them have loved to bring shame upon them.	¹⁸ Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
¹⁹ The wind hath bound them up in its wings, and they shall be confounded because of their sacrifices.	¹⁹ The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.