Hosea 4:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.”

Hosea 4:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 4:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 4:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.”

Hosea 4:11 — World English Bible

Hosea 4:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.”

Hosea 4:11 — American Standard Version

Hosea 4:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,”

Hosea 4:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 4:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Fornication, and wine, and new wine take away the heart. ”

Hosea 4:11 — Darby Translation

Hosea 4:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whoredome, and wine, and newe wine take away their heart.”

Hosea 4:11 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 4:11 in Context — Hosea 4

9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

10 For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.

11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

12 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.

13 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.

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What Does Hosea 4:11 Mean?

Hosea 4:11 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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