Hosea 4:11

Yahweh Has An Indictment

¹⁰ They will eat, but not have enough;
They will play the harlot, but not increase,
Because they have stopped giving heed to the Lord.
¹¹ Harlotry, wine and new wine take away the understanding.
¹² My people consult their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand informs them;
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departing from their God.

My People

New Wine

Sexual Immorality

Proverbs 20:1

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

Isaiah 28:7

And these also reel with wine and stagger from strong drink:
The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink,
They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink;
They reel while having visions,
They totter when rendering judgment.

Luke 21:34

“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

Isaiah 5:12

Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine;
But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.

Proverbs 6:32

The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense;
He who would destroy himself does it.

Proverbs 23:27-35

For a harlot is a deep pit
And an adulterous woman is a narrow well.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

For oppression makes a wise man mad,
And a bribe corrupts the heart.

Hosea 4:12

My people consult their wooden idol, and their diviner’s wand informs them;
For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray,
And they have played the harlot, departing from their God.

Romans 13:11-14

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.