18Sour is their drink, They have gone diligently a-whoring, Her protectors have loved shame thoroughly.


In Context

15 Though a harlot thou art, O Israel, Let not Judah become guilty, And come not ye in to Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-Aven, Nor swear ye, Jehovah liveth.

16 For as a refractory heifer hath Israel turned aside, Now doth Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a large place.

17 Joined to idols is Ephraim, let him alone.

18 Sour is their drink, They have gone diligently a-whoring, Her protectors have loved shame thoroughly.

19 Distressed her hath wind with its wings, And they are ashamed of their sacrifices!

Hosea 4:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers [with] shame do love, Give ye.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Even when their drinks are gone, they continue their prostitution; their rulers dearly love shameful ways.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Their banquet is separated, they have gone astray by fornication: they that should have protected them have loved to bring shame upon them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18Their drink is sour; they give themselves up to whoredom; her great men passionately love their shame.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Their drink is become sour: they commit whoredom continually; her rulers dearly love shame.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18Their drink is sour: they have been guilty of lewd deeds continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:18Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:18Their drink is sour: they have committed prostitution continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give you.