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Hosea 4:11 Cross-References

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Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

Hosea 4:11 (KJV)

Commentary on Hosea 4:11

Intoxication and harlotry: 'Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.' The triad—sexual immorality (זְנוּת, zenut) and intoxication (יַיִן, yayin; תִּירוֹשׁ, tirosh)—'take away the heart' (יִקַּח־לֵב, yiqqach-lev), meaning steal understanding/judgment. These sins particularly characterized Baal fertility cult worship: ritual prostitution and drunken revelries. The 'heart' (לֵב, lev) in Hebrew thought represents mind, will, affections—the center of personhood. When stolen, moral discernment vanishes. Paul similarly describes depravity: God gives them over to debased mind (Romans 1:28)...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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