Parallel Verses
Amplified
Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the mind and the [spiritual] understanding.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Holman Bible
take away one’s understanding.
International Standard Version
"Sexual immorality, wine, and fresh wine seduce the heart of my people.
A Conservative Version
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.
American Standard Version
Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.
Bible in Basic English
Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.
Darby Translation
Fornication, and wine, and new wine take away the heart.
Julia Smith Translation
Fornication and wine and new wine will take away the heart.
King James 2000
Harlotry and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
whoredom}. Wine and new wine {take away the understanding}.
Modern King James verseion
Fornication and wine and new wine take away the heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoredom, wine and drunkenness take the heart away.
NET Bible
Old and new wine take away the understanding of my people.
New Heart English Bible
Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
The Emphasized Bible
Unchastity, and wine, and new wine, take away the heart.
Webster
Lewdness and wine and new wine take away the heart.
World English Bible
Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,
Themes
Drunkenness » What alcohol does
Drunkenness » Takes away the heart
Heart » What takes away the heart
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 4:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Has An Indictment
10
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.
Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the mind and the [spiritual] understanding.
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.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:1
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
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].