King James Version
What Does Hosea 4:11 Mean?
“Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.”
Context
9
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. punish: Heb. visit upon reward: Heb. cause to return
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
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
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 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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(11) **Heart.**—The whole inner life, consumed by these licentious indulgences.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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