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Hosea 4:15

Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’

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ASV

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah liveth.

KJV

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth–aven, nor swear, The Lord liveth.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִם־'im-thoughH518 →
זֹנֶ֤הzo.Neh[are] prostituting yourselfH2181 →
אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH859 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElO IsraelH3478 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
יֶאְשַׁ֖םye'.Shamit become guiltyH816 →
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וְאַל־ve.'al-and may notH408 →
תָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uyou goH935 →
הַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.Gal<the> GilgalH1537 →
וְאַֽל־ve.'al-and may notH408 →
תַּעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.Luyou go upH5927 →
בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1007 →
אָ֔וֶן'A.venAvenH1007 →
וְאַל־ve.'al-and may notH408 →
תִּשָּׁבְע֖וּti.sha.ve.'Uyou swearH7650 →
חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehof YahwehH3068 →

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Hosea 12:11Is there iniquity in Gilead? They will surely come to nothing. Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones in the furrows of the field.Hosea 9:15All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.Amos 4:4“Go to Bethel and transgress; rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.Amos 5:5Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.Zephaniah 1:5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,Joshua 7:2Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.Hosea 10:8The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”Hosea 10:5The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.Jeremiah 5:2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”Amos 8:14Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the way of Beersheba lives’—they will fall, never to rise again.”Ephesians 5:11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Hosea 5:8Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!2 Chronicles 17:4but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.Zephaniah 1:5–6those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,Isaiah 48:1“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness—Hosea 11:12Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.Ezekiel 23:4–8The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

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