Hosea 4:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
שָׁאַל
To ask, to inquire, to request. Shaal. Ask and it will be given to you. God invites inquiry. He delights in the person who comes to Him with honest questions.
רוּחַ
a spirit of
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רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
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נָגַד
it tells
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נָגַד
To tell, to declare, to make known. Nagad. The heavens declare the glory of God. Everything in creation is telling the story of its Creator.
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עַם
people/ my
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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תָּעָה
it has misled
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תָּעָה
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
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זָנוּן
prostitutions
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זָנוּן
adultery; figuratively, idolatry
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