Hosea 4:18
the feast of them is parted. By fornication they did fornication, the defenders thereof loved to bring shame.This verse in the real world
In what words
- סֹבֶאçôbeʼpotation, concretely (wine), or abstractly (carousal)
- קָלוֹןqâlôwndisgrace; (by implication) the pudenda
- מָגֵןmâgêna shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide o
- זָנָהzânâhto commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of
- אָהַבʼâhabto have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- סוּרçûwrto turn off (literal or figurative)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 30:15–16, Mic 3:11, Deu 32:32–33, Hos 4:2, Deu 16:19, Psa 47:9, Hos 4:10, Amo 5:12