Hosea 4:11
Unchastity, and wine, and new wine, take away the heart.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 6:32He that committeth adultery with a woman, lacketh sense, A destroyer of his own life, is he that doeth it;
Proverbs 23:27For, a deep chasm, is the unchaste woman, and, a narrow pit, the female unknown;
Isaiah 5:12And it cometh to pass—that lyre and harp, timbrel and flute and wine are in their banquets,—But, the doing of Yahweh, they do not discern, And the work of his hands, have they not seen.
Jeremiah 23:13Even among the prophets of Samaria, had I seen a foolish thing,—They prophesied by Baal, And led astray my people Israel.
Hosea 5:4Their doings, will not suffer, them to return unto their God,—for, the spirit of unchastity, is within them, and, Yahweh, have they not known.
Luke 21:34But be taking heed unto yourselves, lest once your hearts be made heavy—with debauch and drunkenness and anxieties about livelihood, and that day come upon you suddenly,
Matthew Henry on Hosea 4:7-12
Grounds of God's Controversy with Israel; The Sins of the Priests and People. ( b. c. 758.) 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 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. 8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 9 And there shall… Read the whole commentary →