Hosea 4:13
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
זָנָה
they prostitute themselves
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זָנָה
they prostitute themselves
to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
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כֵּן
-fore
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כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
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צֵל
shade/ its
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צֵל
Shadow, shade. Tsel. Under the shadow of His wings. The shadow of God is not darkness. It is protection from the heat of every trial.
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עַל
there-
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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רֹאשׁ
the tops of
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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בַּת
daughters/ your
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בַּת
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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קָטַר
they make smoke
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קָטַר
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
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נָאַף
they commit adultery
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נָאַף
to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
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זָבַח
they sacrifice
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זָבַח
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
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