Hosea 4:17
Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
In Context
18Their drink has become bitter; they are completely false; her rulers take pleasure in shame.
Cross References
Hosea 4:4Let no man go to law or make protests, for your people are like those who go to law with a priest.
Hosea 12:1\11:12\The deceit of Ephraim and the false words of Israel are about me on every side. ...
Matthew 15:14Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 4:13-19
The Sins of the Priests and the People; Warning to Judah. ( b. c. 758.) 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. 14 I will not punish… Read the whole commentary →