King James Version

Hosea 4:18

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

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סָ֖רsarturnסוּרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “turn”, a completed actionH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…סָבְאָ֑םsaveamwineסֹבֶאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “wine”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5435potation, concretely (wine), or abstractly (carousal)drink, drunken, wine.הַזְנֵ֣הhaznehcommit fornicationזָנָהverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “commit fornication”, the verb used for emphasisH2181to 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)(cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.הִזְנ֔וּhiznvcommit fornicationזָנָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “commit fornication”, a completed actionH2181to 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)(cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.אָהֲב֥וּahavvloveאָהַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “love”, a completed actionH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.הֵב֛וּhevvloveאָהַבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “love”, a commandH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.קָל֖וֹןqalonconfusionקָלוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “confusion”, the ordinary formH7036disgrace; (by implication) the pudendaconfusion, dishonour, ignominy, reproach, shame.מָגִנֶּֽיהָmagineyhabucklerמָגֵןnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “buckler”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When their carouse is over, they take to harlotry; her rulers deeply love dishonour.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Their drink is sour; they give themselves up to whoredom; her great men passionately love [their] shame.

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When their carouse is over, they take to harlotry; her rulers deeply love dishonour.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He has chosen the Chananites: they have grievously gone a-whoring: they have loved dishonour through her insolence.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἠρέτισε Χαναναίους· πορνεύοντες ἐξεπόρνευσαν, ἠγάπησαν ἀτιμίαν ἐκ φρυάγματος αὐτῆς.