Hosea 4:17
Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
In Context
18When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
Cross References
Hosea 4:4But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
Hosea 12:1Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
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 →