Hosea 4:11

Yahweh Has An Indictment

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They will eat, but not have enough;
They will play the prostitute, but not increase [their descendants],
Because they have stopped giving heed to the Lord. ¹¹ 
Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the mind and the [spiritual] understanding.
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My people consult their [lifeless] wooden idol, and their [diviner’s] wand gives them oracles.
For a spirit of prostitution has led them astray [morally and spiritually],
And they have played the prostitute, withdrawing themselves from their God.

My People

New Wine

Sexual Immorality

Proverbs 20:1

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

Isaiah 28:7

But even these 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 seeing visions,
They stagger when pronouncing judgment.

Luke 21:34

“But be on guard, so that your hearts are not weighed down and depressed with the giddiness of debauchery and the nausea of self-indulgence and the worldly worries of life, and then that day [when the Messiah returns] will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

Isaiah 5:12

They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts;
But they do not regard nor even pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.

Proverbs 6:32

But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks common sense and sound judgment and an understanding [of moral principles];
He who would destroy his soul does it.

Proverbs 23:27-35

For a prostitute is a deep pit,
And an immoral woman is a narrow well.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

For oppression makes a wise man foolish,
And a bribe corrupts the [good judgment of the] heart.

Hosea 4:12

My people consult their [lifeless] wooden idol, and their [diviner’s] wand gives them oracles.
For a spirit of prostitution has led them astray [morally and spiritually],
And they have played the prostitute, withdrawing themselves from their God.

Romans 13:11-14

Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].