Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Ephraim has attached himself to idols; Do not go near him!
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
Holman Bible
leave him alone!
International Standard Version
Ephraim has become entwined with idols; leave him alone!
A Conservative Version
Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone.
American Standard Version
Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.
Amplified
Ephraim is joined to idols,
So let him alone [to suffer the consequences].
Bible in Basic English
Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.
Darby Translation
Ephraim is joined to idols: leave him alone.
Julia Smith Translation
Ephraim is joined to images: leave him.
King James 2000
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.
Modern King James verseion
Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And whereas Ephraim is become partaker of Idols: well, let him go.
New Heart English Bible
Ephraim is joined to idols. Leave him alone.
The Emphasized Bible
Mated with idols, is Ephraim, let him alone.
Webster
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
World English Bible
Ephraim is joined to idols. Leave him alone!
Youngs Literal Translation
Joined to idols is Ephraim, let him alone.
Themes
Alliances » Political » With idolaters forbidden
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Name of, applied to the ten tribes
Holy spirit » Withdrawn from incorrigible sinners
Idolatry » Obstinate sinners judicially given up to
Judgments » Different kinds of » Abandonment by God
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 4:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Case Against The People
16 Israel has rebelled like a stubborn heifer! Soon the Lord will put them out to pasture like a lamb in a broad field! 17 Ephraim has attached himself to idols; Do not go near him! 18 They consume their alcohol, then engage in cult prostitution; they dearly love their shameful behavior.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 81:12
I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them.
Hosea 4:4
Do not let anyone accuse or contend against anyone else: for my case is against you priests!
Hosea 13:2
Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen! There is a saying about them: "Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!"
Matthew 15:14
Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit."
Hosea 11:2
But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim continually feeds on the wind; he chases the east wind all day; he multiplies lies and violence. They make treaties with Assyria, and send olive oil as tribute to Egypt.
Revelation 22:11
The evildoer must continue to do evil, and the one who is morally filthy must continue to be filthy. The one who is righteous must continue to act righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be holy."